satisfy

To satisfy is defined as to fulfill a need, desire or requirement.

(verb)

An example of to satisfy is to eat enough food to get rid of hungry feelings.

See satisfy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to fulfill the needs, expectations, wishes, or desires of (someone); content; gratify
to fulfill or answer the requirements or conditions of (something)
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
to make reparation to or for

Origin: 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:

See satisfy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb sat·is·fied, sat·is·fy·ing, sat·is·fies

verb, transitive

To gratify the need, desire, or expectation of.
To fulfill (a need or desire).
a. To free from doubt or question; assure.
b. To get rid of (a doubt or question); dispel.
a. To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.
b. To discharge an obligation to (a creditor).
To conform to the requirements of (a standard or rule); be sufficient to (an end).
To make reparation for; redress.
Mathematics To make the left and right sides of an equation equal after substituting equivalent quantities for the unknown variables in the equation.