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| sat·is·fy [ sáttəss f ] (past and past participle sat·is·fied, present participle sat·is·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular sat·is·fies) |
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1. transitive verb content somebody: to do or offer enough to make somebody feel pleased or content
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2. transitive and intransitive verb fulfill need: to fulfill a need or gratify a desire
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3. transitive verb meet condition: to achieve or be of sufficient standard to meet a requirement or condition
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4. transitive verb mathematics solve mathematical problem: to make both sides of an equation equal by finding the values of the unknown variables
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5. transitive verb law pay debt: to pay a debt in full
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6. transitive verb compensate somebody: to compensate somebody for an injury or loss
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| [15th century. Via Old French satisfier< Latin satisfacere< satis "enough" + facere "make"] |
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  sat·is·fied adjective |
| sat·is·fi·er noun |
| sat·is·fy·ing·ly adverb |
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