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/sˈætəsfˌaɪd/ /sˈætɪsfˌaɪd/ Listen

verb

Satisfy v. t. (past & past part. satisfied; pres. part. satisfying)

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. "Death shall... with us two Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw."

To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor.

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.

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

Synonyms: To satiate; sate; content; grafity; compensate. See Satiate.

Satisfy v. i.

To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.

To make payment or atonement; to atone.

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Etymology of 'Satisfied'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Satisfied" Quotes from Famous Books

... as soon as the flood made; in which case he ought to bear nearly west of us, and you will also look in that direction. On the other hand, Sir Gervaise may have stretched so far over towards the French coast before night shut in, as to feel satisfied Monsieur de Vervillin is still to the eastward of him; in which case he would keep off a little, and may, at this moment, be nearly ahead of us. So that, under all the circumstances, you will sweep the horizon, from the weather-beam to the lee-bow, ranging forward. ...

— The Two Admirals • J. Fenimore Cooper

... social matters, the serious person goes down before the trifler. He therefore cultivates flippancy as a fine art, and becomes noted for a certain cheap cynicism, which he sprinkles like a quasi-intellectual pepper over the strong meat of risky conversation. Moreover, he is constantly self-satisfied, and self-possessed. Yet he manages to avoid giving offence by occasionally assuming a gentle humility of manner, to which he almost succeeds in imparting a natural air, and he studiously refrains from saying or doing anything which, ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, Sept. 27, 1890 • Various

... satisfied that it is in order, mademoiselle?" he inquired, and a note of mockery too subtle for her or the ...

— St. Martin's Summer • Rafael Sabatini

... did not carry with them the unmodified New England institutions and traits. They came at a time and from a people less satisfied with the old order than were their neighbors in the East. They were the young men with initiative, with discontent; the New York element especially was affected by the radicalism of Locofoco democracy which was in itself a protest against ...

— The Frontier in American History • Frederick Jackson Turner

... moreover handed to that busy attorney three bank notes for five pounds each. Bearside was clever enough to make him believe that Goarly would certainly obtain serious damages from the lord. With Bearside he was fairly satisfied, thinking however that the man was much more illiterate and ignorant than the general run of lawyers in the United States; but with Goarly he was by no means satisfied. Goarly endeavoured to keep out of his way and ...

— The American Senator • Anthony Trollope

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