satisfy

sat·is·fy  (sts-f)

v. sat·is·fied, sat·is·fy·ing, sat·is·fies

v.tr.

1. To gratify the need, desire, or expectation of.

2. To fulfill (a need or desire).

3.

a. To free from doubt or question; assure.

b. To get rid of (a doubt or question); dispel.

4.

a. To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.

b. To discharge an obligation to (a creditor).

5. To conform to the requirements of (a standard or rule); be sufficient to (an end).

6. To make reparation for; redress.

7. Mathematics To make the left and right sides of an equation equal after substituting equivalent quantities for the unknown variables in the equation.

v.intr.

1. To be sufficient or adequate.

2. To give satisfaction.

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[Middle English satisfien, from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere : satis, sufficient; see s- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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satis·fier n.

satis·fying·ly adv.

Synonyms: satisfy, answer, fill, fulfill, meet¹
These verbs mean to supply fully or completely: satisfied all requirements; answered our needs; fills a purpose; fulfilled their aspirations; met her obligations.

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satisfy [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to fulfil the desires or needs of (a person)

2. to provide amply for (a need or desire)

3. to relieve of doubt; convince

4. to dispel (a doubt)

5. to make reparation to or for

6. to discharge or pay off (a debt) to (a creditor)

7. to fulfil the requirements of; comply with you must satisfy the terms of your lease

8. (Mathematics) Maths logic to fulfil the conditions of (a theorem, assumption, etc.); to yield a truth by substitution of the given value x = 3 satisfies x² - 4x + 3 = 0

[from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make, do]

satisfiable  adj

satisfier  n

satisfying  adj

satisfyingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	satisfy - meet the requirements or expectations of live up to, fulfill, fulfil conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" suffice, answer, do, serve - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" cover - provide for; "The grant doesn't cover my salary" fall short of - fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example
	2.	satisfy - make happy or satisfied gratify delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" please - give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please" content - make content; "I am contented" dissatisfy - fail to satisfy
	3.	satisfy - fill or meet a want or need fulfil, fulfill, meet, fill cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" answer - be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" appease, quell, stay - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" feed on, feed upon - be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" quench, slake, allay, assuage - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

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satisfy

verb

1. content, please, indulge, fill, feed, appease, gratify, pander to, assuage, pacify, quench, mollify, surfeit, satiate, slake, sate The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone.
content frustrate, annoy, exasperate, displease, dissatisfy, give cause for complaint

2. convince, persuade, assure, reassure, dispel (someone's) doubts, put (someone's) mind at rest He has to satisfy us that real progress will be made.
convince dissuade, fail to persuade

3. comply with, meet, fulfil, answer, serve, fill, observe, obey, conform to, measure up to, match up to The procedures should satisfy certain basic requirements.
comply with fail to meet

Translations

satisfy [ˈsætɪsfaɪ] VT

1. (= make content) → satisfacer, dejar satisfecho
it completely satisfies me → me satisface del todo, me ha dejado totalmente satisfecho
he's never satisfied → no está nunca contento or satisfecho
we are very satisfied with it → estamos muy satisfechos con ello, nos satisface en grado sumo
you'll have to be satisfied with that → tendrás que contentarte con eso
to satisfy o.s. with sth → contentarse con algo

2. (= convince) → convencer
to satisfy sb that → convencer a algn de que ...
I am not satisfied that → no estoy convencido de que ...
to satisfy o.s. that → convencerse de que ...

3. (= fulfil) → satisfacer, cumplir
to satisfy the examiners → recibir la aprobación del tribunal examinador
to satisfy the requirements → cumplir los requisitos

4. (= pay off) [+ debt] → pagar, liquidar

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satisfy [ˈsætɪsfaɪ] vt

(= make happy) → satisfaire, contenter

(= convince) → convaincre, persuader
to satisfy sb that ... → convaincre qn que ...
to satisfy o.s. of sth → vérifier qch, s'assurer de qch

(= fulfil) [+ demand] → satisfaire; [+ requirements, conditions] → remplir, satisfaire à

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satisfy

vt

(= make contented) → befriedigen; employer, customers etc → zufriedenstellen; (meal) person → sättigen; hunger → stillen; that won’t satisfy the boss → damit wird der Chef nicht zufrieden sein; nothing satisfies him → ihn kann nichts befriedigen; (= always wants more) → er ist mit nichts zufrieden; one glass of water didn’t satisfy him/his thirst → das eine Glas Wasser hat ihm nicht gereicht/hat seinen Durst nicht gelöscht

needs, wishes, lust, demand, curiosity, person → befriedigen; (sexually) → befriedigen; hunger → stillen; contract, conditions → erfüllen; requirements → genügen (+dat); ambitions → verwirklichen; to do something to satisfy one’s pride → etw nur aus reinem Stolz tun

(= convince) → überzeugen; if you can satisfy him that … → wenn Sie ihn davon überzeugen können, dass …; X has satisfied the examiners that … → der Prüfungsausschuss hat befunden, dass X …; X has satisfied the examiners in the following subjects → X hat in den folgenden Fächern die Prüfung bestanden

(Comm) debt → begleichen, tilgen; claims → nachkommen (+dat); creditors → befriedigen

(Math) equation → erfüllen

vr to satisfy oneself about something → sich von etw überzeugen; to satisfy oneself that … → sich davon überzeugen, dass …

vi (meal) → sättigen; we aim to satisfy → wir bemühen uns, allen Wünschen zu entsprechen; pleasures which no longer satisfy → Genüsse, die einen nicht mehr befriedigen

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satisfy [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ] vt

a. (make content) → soddisfare, contentare

b. (need, condition, creditor) → soddisfare; (hunger) → calmare
to satisfy the requirements → rispondere ai requisiti

c. (convince) to satisfy sb (that) → convincere qn (che)
to satisfy o.s. of sth → accertarsi di qc

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satisfy

v satisfy [ˈsӕtisfai]

1 to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity. bevredig يُرْضي، يُشْبِع رَغَبَةً удволетворявам ukojit tilfredsstille stillen ικανοποιώ satisfacer rahuldama خرسند كردن tyydyttää satisfaire לְסַפֵּק सन्तुष्ट करना utažiti kielégít memuaskan fullnægja, seðja soddisfare 満足させる 총족시키다 patenkinti, (nu)malšinti apmierināt; []dzēst (interesi); slāpēt mengenyangkan bevredigen tilfredsstille, stille (lysten) zadawalać, zaspakajać satisfazer a să­tura; a satisface утолять u(spo)kojiť zadovoljiti zadovoljiti stilla ทำให้พอใจ tatmin etmek (使)滿足 вгамовувати مطمئن کرنا làm hài lòng （使）满足

2 to please She is very difficult to satisfy. tevrede te stel يُرْضي، يُسِر задоволявам uspokojit stille tilfreds befriedigen ικανοποιώ, κάνω κπ. να ευχαριστηθεί satisfacer meele järgi olema راضي كردن olla mieleen satisfaire לְסַפֵּק אֶת- पूरा करना zadovoljiti örömet szerez menyenangkan gera til geðs soddisfare, accontentare 喜ばせる 만족시키다 įtikti izpatikt menggembirakan tevreden stellen tilfredsstille zadowolić satisfazer a sa­tisface удовлетворять uspokojiť zadovoljiti zadovoljiti tillfredsställa พอใจ memnun etmek 使滿意 задовольняти توقع پوری کرنا đáp ứng, thỏa mãn （使）满意

n satisˈfaction [-ˈfӕkʃən]

1 the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied the satisfaction of desires. bevrediging إشْباع الرَّغْبَه، إرْضاء удволетворение ukojení tilfredsstillelse die Befriedigung ικανοποίηση satisfacción rahuldamine, rahuldus ارضا tyydyttäminen, tyytyväisyys satisfaction שְׂבִיעוּת-רָצוֹן सन्तोष zadovoljavanje kielégítés; kielégülés pemuasan fullnæging soddisfacimento 満足 충족 pa(si)tenkinimas apmierinājums rasa puas bevrediging tilfredsstillelse zaspokojenie satisfação satisfacere удовлетворение uspokojenie, spokojnosť zadovoljitev; zadoščenost zadovoljenje tillfredsställelse ความพอใจ tatmin 滿足 задоволення تسکین، تسلی sự thỏa mãn 满意

2 pleasure or contentment Your success gives me great satisfaction. bevrediging رِضى، سُرور задоволство uspokojení tilfredsstillelse die Befriedigung ικανοποίηση, ευχαρίστηση satisfacción rõõm رضايت ilo satisfaction שְׂבִיעוּת-רָצוֹן संताष zadovoljstvo megelégedés kepuasan fullnægja, ánægja soddisfazione 満足 만족 pasitenkinimas gandarījums kepuasan voldoening tilfredshet satysfakcja, przyjemność satisfação satisfacţie удовольствие, радость zadosťučinenie, spokojnosť zadovoljstvo zadovoljstvo tillfredsställelse, belåtenhet ความสำราญใจ; ความพอใจ memnuniyet 稱心，滿意 задоволення اطمینان đem lại sự hài lòng 满足

adj satisˈfactory [-ˈfӕktəri]

(negativeunsatisfactory) giving satisfaction; good enough to satisfy Your work is not satisfactory; The condition of the sick man is satisfactory. bevredigend مُرْضٍ задоволителен uspokojivý, vyhovující tilfredsstillende befriedigend ικανοποιητικός satisfactorio rahuldav رضايت بخش tyydyttävä satisfaisant מַשבִּיע רָצוֹן सन्तोषजनक zadovoljavajući, dovoljan kielégítő memuaskan viðunandi, fullnægjandi soddisfacente 満足のゆく 만족스러운 patenkinamas apmierinošs memuaskan bevredigend tilfredsstillende, fyllestgjørende zadawalający satisfatório satis­făcător удовлетворительный uspokojivý, dostatočný zadovoljiv zadovoljavajući tillfredsställande, nöjaktig น่าพอใจ tatmin edici 令人滿意的 задовільний; достатній اطمینان بخش vừa ý 令人满意的

adv satisˈfactorily [-ˈfӕktə-]

bevredigend بِرِضى задоволително uspokojivě tilfredsstillende befriedigend ικανοποιητικά satisfactoriamente rahuldavalt به طرزي رضايت بخش tyydyttävästi de manière satisfaisante בְּאוֹפֶן מַשבִּיע רָצוֹן संतोजनकता से, यथेष्टता पूर्वक dostatno, zadovoljavajuće kielégítően secara memuaskan á viðunandi hátt in maniera soddisfacente 満足して 만족하게 patenkinamai apmierinoši dengan memuaskan bevredigend tilfredsstillende, fyllestgjørende zadawalająco satisfatoriamente (în mod) satis­făcător удовлетворительно uspokojivo zadovoljivo zadovoljavajuće tillfredsställande, nöjaktigt อย่างน่าพอใจ tatmin edici bir şekilde 令人滿意地 задовільно; достатньо آسودگی سے một cách hài lòng 令人满意地

adj satisfied

(sometimes withwith) pleased I'm satisfied with his progress; a satisfied customer. tevrede راضٍ عن، مَسْرور доволен spokojený tilfreds zufrieden ικανοποιημένος satisfecho rahul رضايت آميز tyytyväinen satisfait מְסוּפָּק संतोष zadovoljan elégedett puas ánægður soddisfatto, contento 満足した 만족한 patenkintas apmierināts; gandarīts puas hati tevreden tilfreds zadowolony satisfeito satisfăcut удовлетворённый; довольный spokojný zadovoljen zadovoljan tillfredsställd, nöjd, belåten พอใจ tatmin/memnun olmuş 感到滿意的 задоволений مطمئن cảm thấy hài lòng 满意的

adj satisfying

pleasing The story had a satisfying ending. bevredigend مُرْضٍ، مُفْرِح задоволяващ líbivý glædelig zufriedenstellend ικανοποιητικός, ευχάριστος satisfactorio meeldiv راضي كننده miellyttävä, tyydyttävä satisfaisant מַשבִּיע רָצוֹן संतोषजनक ugodno megnyugtató menyenangkan ánægjulegur soddisfacente; convincente 満足のゆく 만족시키는 geras, malonus, teikiantis pasitenkinimą apmierinošas, labas yang memuaskan hati voldoening geven tilfredsstillende zadawalający agradável satisfăcător доставляющий удовольствие uspokojivý zadovoljujoč zadovoljavajući tillfredsställande ซึ่งน่าพอใจ hoşa gidici, memnun edici 令人滿意的 переконливий; задовольняючий اطمینان بخش đem lại sự thỏa mãn 令人满意的