# satisfy

Pronunciation: say "SAT-is-fy" /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

## Verb

1. To meet the needs of someone, or to fulfill that person's wishes or requirements.
   - Simple: To give someone what they need or want.
   - _No single policy will satisfy every voter in the district._
   - _The chef's new menu satisfied even the pickiest customers._
2. To provide what is wanted or required for something, such as a need, condition, or demand.
   - Simple: To give what a need, rule, or demand asks for.
   - _Applicants must satisfy three requirements before the deadline._
   - _A quick walk in the park satisfied her need for fresh air._
3. To be sufficient; to be enough for a given purpose or person.
   - Simple: To be enough for what someone wants or needs.
   - _When curiosity runs deep, simple answers rarely satisfy._
   - _A brief apology satisfied, and the matter was quietly dropped._
4. To answer or discharge a claim, debt, or other legal demand, or to give due compensation.
   - Simple: To end a debt or legal claim by paying what is owed.
   - _Proceeds from the auction will satisfy the outstanding judgment._
   - _The estate satisfied all creditors' claims before distributing the remainder._
5. To pay the full amount that is claimed or due.
   - Simple: To pay all the money that is asked for or owed.
   - _The firm must satisfy all outstanding invoices before the merger closes._
   - _He satisfied the loan two years ahead of schedule._
6. In logic, to make a given sentence or formula come out true when it is interpreted in one's own universe of discourse.
   - Simple: To make a statement in math or logic come out true.
   - _Any even number satisfies the formula's first condition._
   - _An assignment of values must satisfy every clause for the whole formula to be true._

## Verb

7. To convince someone of something by ascertaining the facts; to remove all doubt from their mind. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel sure that something is true.
   - _She examined the ledger until she had satisfied herself that every entry was correct._
   - _Inspect the foundations yourself, and the evidence will satisfy you of the builder's care._

## Origin

From Middle English satisfyen, from Old French satisfiier (also satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, itself made of satis ("enough, sufficient") and faciō ("I make, I do").

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