satisfy Hear it!

satisfy definition

sat·isfy (sat′is fī′)

transitive verb satisfied -·fied′, satisfying -·fy′·ing

  1. to fulfill the needs, expectations, wishes, or desires of (someone); content; gratify
  2. to fulfill or answer the requirements or conditions of (something)
  3. to comply with (rules, standards, or obligations)
    1. to free from doubt or anxiety; convince
    2. to answer (a doubt, objection, etc.) adequately or convincingly; solve
    1. to give what is due to
    2. to discharge (an obligation, debt, etc.); settle in full
  6. to make reparation to or for

Etymology: ME satisfyen < OFr satisfier < L satisfacere < satis, enough (see sad) + facere, to make (see do)

intransitive verb

to be satisfying, adequate, sufficient, etc.

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

satisfy Synonyms

satisfy

v.

  1. To make content

    content, comfort, cheer, elate, befriend, please, rejoice, delight, exhilarate, amuse, entertain, flatter, make merry, make cheerful, gladden, content, gratify, indulge, humor, conciliate, propitiate, capture, enthrall, enliven, animate, captivate, fascinate, fill, sate, be of advantage, surfeit, gorge, glut, cloy, satiate, tickle*, brighten up*.

  2. To pay

    repay, clear up, disburse; see pay 1, settle 9.

  3. To fulfill

    do, fill, serve the purpose, be enough, assuage, observe, perform, comply with, conform to, meet requirements, keep a promise, accomplish, complete, be adequate, be sufficient, provide, furnish, qualify, answer, serve, equip, meet, avail, suffice, fill the want, come up to, content one, appease one, fill the bill*, pass muster*, get by*, go in a pinch*.

    Antonyms neglect*, leave open, fail to do.

  4. To convince

    induce, inveigle, win over; see convince, persuade 1.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

satisfy Usage Examples

Object

  • requirement: Between them, the two engine sizes satisfy all possible requirements.

Used with why or when

  • when: They felt satisfied when their ideas were accepted by their classmates.

Modifying Another Word

  • completely: Help us to help you We want you to be completely satisfied with our services.

Preposition: that

  • applicant: PMETB will not approve a recommendation for entry to the Specialist Register unless it is satisfied that the applicant meets minimum requirements.
satisfy usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

satisfy quotes

Le bon sens est la chose du monde la mieux partage¤  e: car chacun pense en e"  tre si bien pourvu, que ceux me"  me qui sont les plus difficiles a'   contenter en toute autre chose n'ont point coutume d'en de¤  sirer plus qu'ils ont. En quoi il n'est pas vraisemblable que tous se trompent; mais pluto" t  cela te¤  moigne que la puissance de bien juger et distinguer le vrai d'avec le faux, qui est proprement ce qu'on nomme le bon sens ou la raison, est naturellement e¤  gale en tous les hommes. Good sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world; for everyone thinks himself so well supplied with it, that even those who are hardest to satisfy in every other way do not usually desire more of it than they already have. In this matter it is not likely that everybody is mistaken; it rather goes to show that the power of judging well and distinguishing truth from falsehood, which is what we properly mean by good sense or reason, is naturally equal in all men.

-Descartes, Rene¤

Yo soy un artista. El placer de la carne le resta fuerzas a mi vocacio¤ n  picto¤  rica, prefiero sentir que los jugos de mi sexo fluyen hacia un cuadro, lo irrigan, lo fertilizan, lo realzan; ca¤  strame el goce de la carne, satisfa¤  ceme el goce del arte. Iamanartist.The pleasure ofthefleshrobsstrengthfrom myartistic vocation, I prefer to feel my sexual juices flow toward a painting, wash over it, fertilize it, realize it; the delights of the flesh castrate me, the delights of art satisfy me.

-Fuentes, Carlos

Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred†[nor] allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence.

-King, Martin LutherJr

satisfy quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"satisfy." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/satisfy>

APA Style

satisfy. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/satisfy

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment