English Explanatory Dictionary

satisfy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be enough (for)
  2. To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone).
  3. To provide what is wanted or required for (something).
  4. To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
  5. To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
  6. To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
  7. To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

Pronunciation

/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ en-us-satisfy.ogg

Word forms

satisfy satisfies satisfying satisfied

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”).

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

Albanian: kënaq Arabic: رَضَّى Armenian: բավարարել Asturian: satisfacer Belarusian: задавальня́ць Belarusian: задаво́ліць Bulgarian: удовлетворя́вам Bulgarian: удовлетворя́ Bulgarian: задоволя́вам Bulgarian: задоволя́ Catalan: satisfer Cebuano: tagbaw Chinese Mandarin: 滿足 /满足 Czech: uspokojovat Czech: uspokojit Czech: vyhovovat Czech: vyhovět Danish: tilfredsstille Dutch: voldoen Dutch: voldoende zijn Dutch: bevredigen Esperanto: kontentigi Finnish: tyydyttää Finnish: olla tyytyväinen French: satisfaire Galician: satisfacer Georgian: დაკმაყოფილება German: befriedigen German: zufriedenstellen Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍉𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic: 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Greek: ικανοποιώ Ancient Greek: κορέννυμι Hungarian: kielégít Icelandic: gera ánægðan Icelandic: fullnægja Ido: satisfacar Indonesian: memuaskan Indonesian: puaskan Irish: sásaigh Old Irish: sásaid Italian: soddisfare Italian: accontentare Italian: saziare Japanese: 満たす Kazakh: қанағаттандыру Korean: 만족시키다 Latin: satiō Latin: sufficio Latin: satisfacio Lithuanian: tenkinti Lithuanian: patenkinti Macedonian: задоволува Macedonian: задоволи Malagasy: mahavoky Malagasy: mamoky Malay: memuaskan Malay: puaskan Māori: whakaupa Māori: whakatūtataki Māori: whakanā Māori: whakahei Norwegian: tilfredsstille Old English: cweman Old English: gesedan Old English: sadian Old English: weldon Old English: fyllan Old English: afyllan Persian: قانع کردن
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