satisfy

v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

1. To gratify the need, desire, or expectation of.
2. To fulfill (a need or desire).
3. 1. To free from doubt or question; assure.
   2. To get rid of (a doubt or question); dispel.
4. 1. To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.
   2. 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.

[Middle English satisfien, from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere : satis, sufficient + facere, to make.]

satisfier sat'is·fi'er n.
satisfyingly sat'is·fy'ing·ly adv.

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

verb

1. To be satisfactory to: please, suit. See pain/pleasure.
2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): appease, content, fulfill, gratify, indulge. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To cause (another) to believe or feel sure about something: assure, convince, persuade, win over. See persuasion/dissuasion.
4. To set right by giving what is due: clear, discharge, liquidate, pay (off or up), settle, square. See pay/owe.
5. To supply fully or completely: answer, fill, fulfill, meet¹. See do/not do.

v

Definition: answer, persuade
Antonyms: dissuade, fail, frustrate

v

Definition: pay, compensate
Antonyms: dissatisfy, fail

v

Definition: please, content
Antonyms: anger, disappoint, discontent, dissatisfy, frustrate, upset

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IN BRIEF: Meet the needs or desires of someone.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American philosopher and naturalist.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilfredsstille, fyldestgøre, overbevise, opfylde, godtgøre, sone
v. intr. - mætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
voldoen, een verplichting nakomen, tevredenstellen, genoegdoening schenken, bevredigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - satisfaire, assouvir, convaincre, satisfaire à
v. intr. - être satisfaisant, donner satisfaction

Deutsch (German)
v. - überzeugen, zufriedenstellen, befriedigen, sättigen, stillen, erfüllen, begleichen, entsprechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ικανοποιώ, πληρώ, εκπληρώνω (υποχρέωση κ.λπ.), συμμορφώνομαι προς, πείθω

Italiano (Italian)
bastare, dar soddisfazione a, soddisfare, dar soddisfazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - satisfazer

Русский (Russian)
удовлетворять, давать удовлетворение, утолять (голод), доставлять удовольствие, радовать, соответствовать, доказывать, выполнять обязательство, погашать (долг), искупать (грех)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - satisfacer, cumplir, cumplir con, contentar, librar de duda, asegurar, convencer, compensar, pagar
v. intr. - cumplir con, contentar, dar gusto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillfredsställa, tillgodose, göra till lags, gottgöra, uppfylla, mätta, stilla, övertyga, vara tillfredsställande, satisfiera (mat)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使满意, 符合, 满足, 令人满意, 替人赎罪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使滿意, 符合, 滿足
v. intr. - 令人滿意, 替人贖罪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 만족시키다, (의심 따위를) 풀다, (의무를) 이행하다
v. intr. - 만족을 주다, (그리스도가) 인간의 죄의 갚음을 하다, 잘못을 보상하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 満足させる, 充足する, 晴らす, 確信させる, 果たす, 返済する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبدد ألشك, يرضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיפק, מילא, ענה על, פיצה, שכנע, השביע‬
v. intr. - ‮השביע רצון‬

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