/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
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Translation
To make someone pleased by giving them what they want or need.
Word origin
From Latin satisfacere, to do enough, from satis, enough, and facere, to do.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- satisfacere
- English cognates
- satisfaction
Grammar
Verb typeregular (satisfy, satisfies, satisfied)
Examples
hunger.
To satisfy a need is to give it what it asks for.
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If nothing satisfies you, nothing is ever good enough.
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"Satisfied" is the adjective: pleased because something is good enough.
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