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satisfy

verb
/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

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”).

  1. derived from satisfaciō
  2. derived from satisfiier
  3. inherited from satisfyen

Definitions

  1. To be enough (for)

    • That brief explanation will never satisfy.
    • Death shall […] with us two / Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw.
    • Now think of all the years you tried to Find someone to satisfy you I might be as crazy as you say If I'm crazy then it's true That it's all because of you And you wouldn't want me any other way

  2. To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

    • to satisfy a creditor

  3. To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.)

    To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

    • to satisfy a claim or an execution
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.

      • The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.

    2. To convince by ascertaining

      To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

      • I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.
      • The Siamese officer and the Consul having satisfied themselves of the honest intentions of the applicant, will assist him...

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Derived

outsatisfy, oversatisfy, presatisfy, resatisfy, satisfiability, satisfiable, satisfy oneself, unsatisfy

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at satisfy. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at satisfy. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at satisfy

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA