satisfy

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: sat=is=fy
• COUNT in NET: 23 in 23 verses (in OT : 19 in 19 verses) (in NT : 4 in 4 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

satisfy, v. t. [OF. satisfier; L. satis enough + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. F. satisfaire, L. satisfacere. See Sad, a., and Fact.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Death shall . . . with us two
  Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw."  [1913 Webster]
•  To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor.  [1913 Webster]
•  To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution.  [1913 Webster]
•  To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; as, to satisfy one's self by inquiry.  [1913 Webster]

  "The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To satiate; sate; content; grafity; compensate. See Satiate.

satisfy, v. i. 

•  To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.  [1913 Webster]
•  To make payment or atonement; to atone.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

satisfy, v. (-ies, -ied)
1 tr. a meet the expectations or desires of; comply with (a demand). b be accepted by (a person, his taste) as adequate; be equal to (a preconception etc.).
2 tr. put an end to (an appetite or want) by supplying what was required.
3 tr. rid (a person) of an appetite or want in a similar way.
4 intr. give satisfaction; leave nothing to be desired.
5 tr. pay (a debt or creditor).
6 tr. adequately meet, fulfil, or comply with (conditions, obligations, etc.) (has satisfied all the legal conditions).
7 tr. (often foll. by of, that) provide with adequate information or proof, convince (satisfied the others that they were right; satisfy the court of their innocence).
8 tr. Math. (of a quantity) make (an equation) true.
9 tr. (in passive) a (foll. by with) contented or pleased with. b (foll. by to) demand no more than or consider it enough to do.

Idiom

satisfy the examiners reach the standard required to pass an examination. satisfy oneself (often foll. by that + clause) be certain in one's own mind.

Derivative

satisfiable adj. satisfiability n. satisfiedly adv. satisfying adj. satisfyingly adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF satisfier f. L satisfacere satisfact- f. satis enough

THESAURUS

satisfy

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

ROGET THESAURUS

satisfy

Sufficiency

VB be sufficient, suffice, do, just do, satisfy, pass muster, have enough, eat, one's fill, drink one's fill, have one's fill, roll in, swim in, wallow in, wanton, abound, exuberate, teem, flow, stream, rain, shower down, pour, pour in, swarm, bristle with, superabound, render sufficient, replenish, Adj, sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible, measured, moderate, full, ample, plenty, plentiful, plenteous, plenty as blackberries, copious, abundant, abounding, replete, enough and to spare, flush, choke-full, chock-full, well-stocked, well- provided, liberal, unstinted, unstinting, stintless, without stint, unsparing, unmeasured, lavish, wholesale, rich, luxuriant, affluent, wantless, big with, unexhausted, unwasted, exhaustless, inexhaustible, Adv, sufficiently, amply.

Consent

VB consent, assent, yield assent, admit, allow, concede, grant, yield, come round, come over, give into, acknowledge, agnize, give consent, comply with, acquiesce, agree to, fall in with, accede, accept, embrace an offer, close with, take at one's word, have no objection, satisfy, meet one's wishes, settle, come to terms, not refuse, turn a willing ear, jump at, deign, vouchsafe, promise.

Observance

VB observe, comply with, respect, acknowledge, abide by, cling to, adhere to, be faithful to, act up to, meet, fulfill, carry out, carry into execution, execute, perform, keep, satisfy, discharge, do one's office, perform an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation, make good, make good one's word, make good one's promise, keep one's word, keep one's promise, redeem one's pledge, keep faith with, stand to one's engagement.

Payment

VB pay, defray, make payment, paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance, cash, honor a bill, acknowledge, redeem, pay in kind, pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing, pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs, do the needful, shell out, fork out, cough up, fork over, come down with, come down with the dust, tickle the palm, grease the palm, expend, put down, lay down, discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of, foot the bill, account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with, strike a balance, settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with, quit scores, wipe off old scores, clear off old scores, satisfy, pay in full, satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands, clear, liquidate, pay up, pay old debts, disgorge, make repayment, repay, refund, reimburse, retribute, make compensation, pay by credit card, put it on the plastic.

Reward

VB reward, recompense, repay, requite, remunerate, munerate, compensate, fee, pay one's footing, make amends, indemnify, atone, satisfy, acknowledge, get for one's pains, reap the fruits of, tip.

Pleasurableness

VB cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure, please, charm, delight, becharm, imparadise, gladden, take, captivate, fascinate, enchant, entrance, enrapture, transport, bewitch, enravish, bless, beatify, satisfy, gratify, desire, slake, satiate, quench, indulge, humor, flatter, tickle, tickle the palate, regale, refresh, enliven, treat, amuse, take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy, meet one's wishes, win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart, do one's heart good, attract, allure, stimulate, interest, make things pleasant, popularize, gild the pill, sugar-coat the pill, sweeten.

Content

VB be content, rest satisfied, rest and be thankful, take the good the gods provide, let well alone, let well enough alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, take up with, take in good part, accept, tolerate, consent, acquiesce, assent, be reconciled to, make one's peace with, get over it, take heart, take comfort, put up with, render content, set at ease, comfort, set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest, speak peace, conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile, content, satisfy, gratify, be tolerated, go down, go down well, go down with, do, be OK.

Satiety

VB sate, satiate, satisfy, saturate, cloy, quench, slake, pall, glut, gorge, surfeit, bore, tire, spoil, have enough of, have quite enough of, have one's fill, have too much of, be satiated.

Answer

VB answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin, give for answer, return for answer, acknowledge, echo, explain, solve, discover, fathom, hunt out, satisfy, set at rest, determine.

Belief

VB believe, credit, give faith to, give credit to, credence to, see, realize, assume, receive, set down for, take for, have it, take it, consider, esteem, presume, count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon, lay one's account for, make sure of, make oneself easy about, on that score, take on trust, take on credit, take for granted, take for gospel, allow some weight to, attach some weight to, know, know for certain, have know, make no doubt, doubt not, be, rest assured, persuade oneself, assure oneself, satisfy oneself, make up one's mind, give one credit for, confide in, believe in, put one's trust in, place in, repose in, implicit confidence in, take one's word for, at one's word, place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to, think, hold, take, take it, opine, be of opinion, conceive, trow, ween, fancy, apprehend, have it, hold a belief, possess, entertain a belief, adopt a belief, imbibe a belief, embrace a belief, get hold of a belief, hazard, foster, nurture a belief, cherish a belief, have an opinion, hold an opinion, possess, entertain an opinion, adopt an opinion, imbibe an opinion, embrace an opinion, get hold of an opinion, hazard an opinion, foster an opinion, nurture an opinion, cherish an opinion, view as, consider as, take as, hold as, conceive as, regard as, esteem as, deem as, look upon as, account as, set down as, surmise, get it into one's head, take it into one's head, come round to an opinion, swallow, cause to be believed, satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure, convince, convict, convert, wean, bring round, bring over, win over, indoctrinate, cram down the throat, produce conviction, carry conviction, bring home to, drive home to, go down, find credence, pass current, be received, be current, possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind.