satisfy
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: business
finance
human-sciences
law
logic
mathematics
philosophy
sciences
Etymology: From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“to make; to do”).
Inflected forms:
form: satisfies
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: satisfying
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: satisfied
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: satisfied
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: To be enough (for)
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: That brief explanation will never satisfy.
Death shall […] with us two / Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw.
Now think of all the years you tried to
Find someone to satisfy you
I might be as crazy as you say
If I'm crazy then it's true
That it's all because of you
And you wouldn't want me any other way
gloss: To be enough (for)
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
transitive
examples: The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.
gloss: To be enough (for)
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
transitive
examples: Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.
gloss: To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: to satisfy a creditor
gloss: To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: to satisfy a claim or an execution
gloss: To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.
gloss: To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
pos: verb
tags: dated
literary
transitive
examples: I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.
The Siamese officer and the Consul having satisfied themselves of the honest intentions of the applicant, will assist him...
Synonyms: abound
amuse
appease
assuage
captivate
cater
cloy
compensate
conciliate
delight
elate
entertain
exuberate
fascinate
fill
flatter
fulfill
gratify
humor
humour
indulge
measure up
mollify
pacify
placate
please
propitiate
provide
quench
rejoice
sate
satiate
score
serve
slake
suffice
suit
supply
teem
Antonyms: disappoint
dissatisfy
exhaust
worsen
Related words: satiate
satiation
satiety
satisfaction
satisfactory
satisfice
Derived words: outsatisfy
oversatisfy
presatisfy
resatisfy
satisfiability
satisfiable
satisfy oneself
unsatisfy
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: kënaq
lang: Arabic
word: رَضَّى
roman: raḍḍā
lang: Armenian
word: բավարարել
roman: bavararel
lang: Asturian
word: satisfacer
lang: Belarusian
word: задавальня́ць
roman: zadavalʹnjácʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: задаво́ліць
roman: zadavólicʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: удовлетворя́вам
roman: udovletvorjávam
lang: Bulgarian
word: удовлетворя́
roman: udovletvorjá
lang: Bulgarian
word: задоволя́вам
roman: zadovoljávam
lang: Bulgarian
word: задоволя́
roman: zadovoljá
lang: Catalan
word: satisfer
lang: Cebuano
word: tagbaw
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 滿足 /满足
roman: mǎnzú
lang: Czech
word: uspokojovat
lang: Czech
word: uspokojit
lang: Czech
word: vyhovovat
lang: Czech
word: vyhovět
lang: Danish
word: tilfredsstille
lang: Dutch
word: voldoen
lang: Dutch
word: voldoende zijn
lang: Dutch
word: bevredigen
lang: Esperanto
word: kontentigi
lang: Finnish
word: tyydyttää
lang: Finnish
word: olla tyytyväinen
lang: French
word: satisfaire
lang: Galician
word: satisfacer
lang: Georgian
word: დაკმაყოფილება
roman: daḳmaq̇opileba
lang: German
word: befriedigen
lang: German
word: zufriedenstellen
lang: Gothic
word: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍉𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽
roman: gasōþjan
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽
roman: fullafahjan
lang: Greek
word: ικανοποιώ
roman: ikanopoió
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κορέννυμι
roman: korénnumi
lang: Hungarian
word: kielégít
lang: Icelandic
word: gera ánægðan
lang: Icelandic
word: fullnægja
lang: Ido
word: satisfacar
lang: Indonesian
word: memuaskan
lang: Indonesian
word: puaskan
lang: Irish
word: sásaigh
lang: Old Irish
word: sásaid
lang: Italian
word: soddisfare
lang: Italian
word: accontentare
lang: Italian
word: saziare
lang: Japanese
word: 満たす
roman: mitasu
lang: Kazakh
word: қанағаттандыру
roman: qanağattandyru
lang: Korean
word: 만족시키다
roman: manjoksikida
lang: Latin
word: satiō
lang: Latin
word: sufficio
lang: Latin
word: satisfacio
lang: Lithuanian
word: tenkinti
lang: Lithuanian
word: patenkinti
lang: Macedonian
word: задоволува
roman: zadovoluva
lang: Macedonian
word: задоволи
roman: zadovoli
lang: Malagasy
word: mahavoky
lang: Malagasy
word: mamoky
lang: Malay
word: memuaskan
lang: Malay
word: puaskan
lang: Māori
word: whakaupa
lang: Māori
word: whakatūtataki
lang: Māori
word: whakanā
lang: Māori
word: whakahei
lang: Norwegian
word: tilfredsstille
lang: Old English
word: cweman
lang: Old English
word: gesedan
lang: Old English
word: sadian
lang: Old English
word: weldon
lang: Old English
word: fyllan
lang: Old English
word: afyllan
lang: Persian
word: قانع کردن
roman: qâne' kardan
lang: Polish
word: zadowalać
lang: Polish
word: zadowolić
lang: Polish
word: zaspokajać
lang: Polish
word: zaspokoić
lang: Polish
word: satysfakcjonować
lang: Polish
word: usatysfakcjonować
lang: Portuguese
word: satisfazer
lang: Quechua
word: saksay
lang: Quechua
word: amikuy
lang: Romanian
word: satisface
lang: Romanian
word: mulțumi
lang: Romanian
word: îndeplini
lang: Russian
word: удовлетворя́ть
roman: udovletvorjátʹ
lang: Russian
word: удовлетвори́ть
roman: udovletvorítʹ
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: sàsaich
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: riaraich
lang: Slovak
word: uspokojovať
lang: Slovak
word: uspokojiť
lang: Slovene
word: zadovoljeváti
lang: Slovene
word: zadovoljíti
lang: Spanish
word: satisfacer
lang: Swedish
word: tillfredsställa
lang: Tagalog
word: masiyahan
lang: Telugu
word: తీర్చు
roman: tīrcu
lang: Thai
word: ทำให้พอใจ
lang: Turkish
word: tatmin etmek
lang: Turkish
word: yetmek
lang: Turkish
word: doyurmak
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: اقناع ایتمك
roman: iknâʼ etmek
lang: Ukrainian
word: задовольня́ти
roman: zadovolʹnjáty
lang: Ukrainian
word: задовольни́ти
roman: zadovolʹnýty
lang: Vietnamese
word: thỏa mãn
lang: Vietnamese
word: thoả mãn