satisfy

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To please someone by giving them what they want or need.

   Nothing seems to satisfy a hungry teenager.

2. 2
   verb

   To meet a need, desire, or requirement.

   This snack should satisfy your hunger until dinner.

3. 3
   verb

   To make someone feel sure that something is true.

   I checked twice to satisfy myself that the door was locked.

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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