satisfyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsæt.ɪs.faɪ/us/ˈsæt̬.ɪs.faɪ/satisfy verb [ T ] (WANTING)
B2 to please someone by giving them what they want or need:
They have 31 flavours of ice cream - enough to satisfy everyone!
Come on, satisfy my curiosity (= tell me what I want to know) - what happened last night?
satisfy conditions/needs/requirements
C1 to have or provide something that is needed or wanted:
She satisfies all the requirements for the job.
There are three main conditions you must satisfy in order to become a member of the club.
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- The dispute was settled by an agreement that satisfied both sides.
- She satisfies all the requirements for the job.
- The candidates listed below have failed to satisfy the examiners.
- Nothing, it seemed, would satisfy his insatiable curiosity.
- We hope to reach an agreement which will satisfy the interests of both parties concerned.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- delicacy
- do sb the world of good idiom
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- keep on the right side of sb idiom
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- lovely
- quench
- tickle
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satisfy verb [ T ] (BELIEVING)
to make someone believe that something is true:
His explanation satisfied the court.
[ + (that) ] I satisfied myself (that) I had locked the door.
formal The authorities were satisfied of (= they accepted) the seriousness of his situation.
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Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- attest
- authenticate
- back sb up
- bear witness (to sth) idiom
- belie
- catch
- colour
- do justice to yourself idiom
- documentary
- evidence
- explode
- explosion
- proof
- stick
- supportable
- testament
- the acid test
- the burden of proof idiom
- undocumented
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