satisfy
satisfy Lexical Profile
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• verb
To meet the expectations, needs, or desires of someone; to make someone pleased or contented.
"A simple bowl of warm soup was enough to satisfy the hungry hikers after their long trek."
To comply with or adequately fulfill a condition, obligation, requirement, or mathematical equation.
"All applicants must satisfy the minimum residency requirements before taking the licensing exam."
To extinguish or relieve a physical craving or sensation, especially thirst or hunger.
"Nothing seems to satisfy thirst on a hot summer afternoon quite like cold water."
To provide someone with adequate proof or assurance in order to remove doubt or uncertainty.
"The safety inspector examined the bridge thoroughly to satisfy herself that the structure was sound."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French satisfier, from Latin satisfacere ('to do enough, make amends, content'), a compound of satis ('enough') and facere ('to make, do').