satisfy

satisfy
Synonyms and related words:
abide by, achieve inner harmony, act up to, adhere to, allay, amortize, answer, appease, ascertain, assuage, assure, atone, atone for, attend to, avail, be convincing, be equal to, be faithful to, bear, board, bread, bring home to, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, carry conviction, cater to, certify, cinch, clear, clear off, clear up, clinch, cloy, coddle, comfort, compensate, comply with, conform to, content, convert, convict, convince, cosset, cram, decide, determine, dine, discharge, dismiss all doubt, do, do it, do justice to, drive home to, engorge, ensure, establish, expiate, favor, feast, fee, feed, fill, fill the bill, fill up, find out, fix, fodder, follow, forage, fulfill, get at, get by, give satisfaction, give way to, gladden, glut, go around, gorge, grass, gratify, graze, guerdon, hack it, heed, hold, hold by, honor, humor, indemnify, induce, indulge, inspire belief, insure, inveigle, jade, just do, keep, keep faith with, lead to believe, lift, liquidate, live down, live up to, look after, look to, make accounts square, make amends, make certain, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make no doubt, make no mistake, make reparation, make right, make sure, make sure of, make the grade, make up for, meat, meet, meet requirements, mess, mollycoddle, nail down, oblige, observe, overdose, overfeed, overfill, overgorge, oversaturate, overstuff, pacify, pall, pamper, pass, pass muster, pasture, pay, pay by installments, pay in full, pay off, pay on, pay the bill, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, pay the shot, pay up, persuade, placate, please, prepay, propitiate, provide for, provision, put at ease, qualify, quench, quit, reach, reassure, recompense, redeem, redress, regale, regard, remit, remove all doubt, remunerate, render, repair, repay, resolve, respect, retire, reward, salary, sate, satiate, saturate, see that, see to it, sell, sell one on, serve, serve the purpose, set at ease, set at rest, settle, slake, solve, sort out, spoil, square, square accounts, square it, square things, stand, stand up, stretch, strike a balance, stuff, suffice, supersaturate, surfeit, sustain, take it, take up, talk over, tender, win over, wine and dine, work, write off, yield to

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  • satisfy — sat·is·fy vt fied, fy·ing 1 a: to carry out the terms or obligation of (as by payment of money) refused to satisfy the judgment against her satisfy a condition precedent; broadly: to cause to be discharged, settled, or paid sought to satisfy his… …   Law dictionary

  • satisfy — 1 Satisfy, content can both mean to appease desires or longings. The same distinctions in implications are also found in their corresponding adjectives satisfied and content or contented. Satisfy implies full appeasement not only of a person s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Satisfy — Sat is*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satisfied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Satisfying}.] [OF. satisfier; L. satis enough + ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. F. satisfaire, L. satisfacere. See {Sad}, a., and {Fact}.] 1. In general, to fill up the measure of a want …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • satisfy — [v1] please, content amuse, animate, appease, assuage, befriend, brighten up, captivate, capture, cheer, cloy, comfort, conciliate, delight, do the trick*, elate, enliven, entertain, enthrall, exhilarate, fascinate, fill, fill the bill*, flatter …   New thesaurus

  • satisfy — (v.) early 15c., from M.Fr. satisfier, from O.Fr. satisfaire, from L. satisfacere discharge fully, comply with, make amends, lit. do enough, from satis enough (from PIE root *sa to satisfy; see SAD (Cf. sad)) + facere perform (see …   Etymology dictionary

  • satisfy — [sat′is fī΄] vt. satisfied, satisfying [ME satisfyen < OFr satisfier < L satisfacere < satis, enough (see SAD) + facere, to make (see DO1)] 1. to fulfill the needs, expectations, wishes, or desires of (someone); content; gratify 2. to… …   English World dictionary

  • Satisfy — Sat is*fy, v. i. 1. To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired. [1913 Webster] 2. To make payment or atonement; to atone. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • satisfy — ► VERB (satisfies, satisfied) 1) meet the expectations, needs, or desires of. 2) fulfil (a desire or need). 3) provide with adequate information about or proof of something. 4) comply with (a condition, obligation, or demand). ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • satisfy */*/*/ — UK [ˈsætɪsfaɪ] / US [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ] verb Word forms satisfy : present tense I/you/we/they satisfy he/she/it satisfies present participle satisfying past tense satisfied past participle satisfied 1) a) [transitive] to please someone by giving them… …   English dictionary

  • satisfy — sat|is|fy [ sætıs,faı ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to please someone by giving them something they want or need: an agreement that is unlikely to satisfy environmental campaigners It s impossible to satisfy everyone. a ) intransitive or transitive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • satisfy — sat|is|fy W2S2 [ˈsætısfaı] v past tense and past participle satisfied present participle satisfying third person singular satisfies [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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