Satisfy

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To gratify the need, desire, or expectation of.
  • v. To fulfill (a need or desire).
  • v. To free from doubt or question; assure.
  • v. To get rid of (a doubt or question); dispel.
  • v. To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.
  • v. To discharge an obligation to (a creditor).
  • v. To conform to the requirements of (a standard or rule); be sufficient to (an end).
  • v. To make reparation for; redress.
  • v. Mathematics To make the left and right sides of an equation equal after substituting equivalent quantities for the unknown variables in the equation.
  • verb-intransitive. To be sufficient or adequate.
  • verb-intransitive. To give satisfaction.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To do enough; to meet (needs); to fulfill (wishes, requirements).
  • v. To cause (a sentence) to be true when (the sentence) is interpreted in one's universe.
  • v. To convince, to ascertain.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give contentment with what is wished for.
  • v. To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to.
  • v. To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite.
  • v. To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince.
  • verb-intransitive. To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.
  • verb-intransitive. To make payment or atonement; to atone.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To supply or gratify completely; fulfil the wishes or desires of; content: as, to satisfy hunger or thirst; to satisfy one's curiosity or one's expectations.
  • To comply with; discharge fully; liquidate; pay; hence, to requite; remunerate; recompense: as, to satisfy the claims of a creditor; to satisfy one for service rendered.
  • To make reparation or amends for; atone for; expiate: as, to satisfy a wrong.
  • To assure or free from doubt, uncertainty, or suspense; convince; also, to set at rest, as a doubt: as, to satisfy one's self by inquiry.
  • To fulfil the conditions of; answer: as, an algebraical equation is said to be satisfied when, after the substitution of particular expressions for the unknown quantities which enter it, the two members are equal.
  • To give satisfaction or contentment: as, earthly good never satisfies.
  • To make requital, reparation, or amends; atone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make happy or satisfied
  • v. meet the requirements or expectations of
  • v. fill or meet a want or need
  • Antonym
    disappoint   
    Verb Form
    satisfied    satisfies    satisfying   
    Cross Reference
    pay    convince   
    Variant
    satisfied   
    Hyponym
    content    please    delight   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    content    satiate    sate    compensate    grafity    requite    convince    atone    suffice    meet   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dissatisfy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    satisfactory    excite    enjoyable    please    compel    disturb    refresh    intimate    creative    instructive