Satisfy

Verb

 * 1) To do enough; to meet (needs); to fulfill (wishes, requirements).
 * 2) To cause (a sentence) to be true when (the sentence) is interpreted in one's universe.
 * The complex numbers satisfy $$\exists x:x^2+1=0$$.

Antonyms

 * disappoint
 * dissatisfy

Related terms

 * satisfaction
 * satisfactory
 * satisfice
 * satiate
 * satiation
 * satiety

Adverbs for Satisfy
temporarily; amply; abundantly; aesthetically; uniquely; pecuniarily; vicariously; sexually; reasonably; ultimately; keenly; rationally; intellectually; philosophically; lustfully; lasciviously; sensually.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From satisfacere:, present active infinitive of satisfacio: < satis: + facio:

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"s{tIsfaI/}}

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 滿足, 满足
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 満たす


 * Latin: sufficio, satisfacio
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: удовлетворять, удовлетворить
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: zadovoljevati,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: తీర్చు (teerchu)
 * Turkish: tatmin etmek
 * Ukrainian: задовольнити