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satisfy

Pronunciation: /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

The English word “satisfy” has 7 meanings listed here.

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.

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”).

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