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==English==

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*seh₂-||*dʰeh₁-}}
From {{inh|en|enm|satisfyen}}, {{m|enm|satisfien}}, from {{der|en|fro|satisfiier}}, {{m|fro|satisfier}} (also {{cog|fro|satisfaire}}), from {{der|en|la|satisfacere}}, present active infinitive of {{m|la|satisfaciō}}, from {{m|la|satis||enough, sufficient}} + {{m|la|faciō||I make, I do}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-satisfy.ogg|a=US}}
* {{hyphenation|en|sat|is|fy}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To  be [[enough]] (for)
#: {{ux|en|That brief explanation will never '''satisfy'''.}}
## {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[meet]] the needs of, to [[fulfill]] the wishes or [[requirement]]s of {{q|someone}}.
##: {{ux|en|The final rehearsal of the day seemed to '''satisfy''' the director.}}
## {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[provide]] what is wanted or [[require]]d for {{q|something}}.
##: {{ux|en|Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't '''satisfy''' her appetite.}}
#* {{RQ:Milton Paradise Lost|book=IX|passage=Death shall {{...}} with us two / Be forced to '''satisfy''' his ravenous maw.|year=1873}}
#* {{quote-song|en|author=w:Billy Joel|authorlabel=no|title=w:You May Be Right|album={{w|Glass Houses (album)|Glass Houses}}|date=7 March 1980|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilsv0C1-aBw|text=Now think of all the years you tried to<br>Find someone to '''satisfy''' you<br>I might be as crazy as you say<br>If I'm crazy then it's true<br>That it's all because of you<br>And you wouldn't want me any other way}}
# {{lb|en|finance|transitive}} To [[pay]] to the extent of what is claimed or due.
#: {{ux|en|to '''satisfy''' a creditor}}
# {{lb|en|law|transitive}} To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
#: {{ux|en|to '''satisfy''' a claim or an execution}}
# {{lb|en|mathematics|logic|transitive}} To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
#: {{ux|en|The complex numbers '''satisfy''' <math>\exists x:x^2+1=0</math>.}}
# {{lb|en|dated|literary|transitive}} To [[convince]] by [[ascertain]]ing; to free from doubt.
#* {{RQ:Melville Moby-Dick|chapter=19|passage=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.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|page=9|chapter=[[:s:Treaty of friendship and commerce between Great Britain and Siam/Treaty|Treaty signed April 18, 1855; ratified April 5, 1856]]|title=Treaty of friendship and commerce between Great Britain and Siam|year=1856|publisher=J. H. Chandler|location=Bangkok|text=The Siamese officer and the Consul having '''satisfied''' themselves of the honest intentions of the applicant, will assist him...}}

====Antonyms====
* {{antsense|meet needs, fulfill}} {{l|en|disappoint}}
* {{l|en|dissatisfy}}
* {{l|en|satisfy oneself}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|satisfaction}}
* {{l|en|satisfactory}}
* {{l|en|satisfice}}
* {{l|en|satiate}}
* {{l|en|satiation}}
* {{l|en|satiety}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to be enough (for)}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|رَضَّى}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|բավարարել}}
* Asturian: {{t|ast|satisfacer}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|задавальня́ць|impf}}, {{t|be|задаво́ліць|pf}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|удовлетворя́вам|impf}}, {{t|bg|удовлетворя́|pf}}, {{t+|bg|задоволя́вам|impf}}, {{t|bg|задоволя́|pf}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|satisfer}}
* Cebuano: {{t|ceb|tagbaw}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|滿足|tr=mǎnzú}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|uspokojovat|impf}}, {{t+|cs|uspokojit|pf}}, {{t+|cs|vyhovovat|impf}}, {{t|cs|vyhovět|pf}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|tilfredsstille}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|voldoen}}, {{t|nl|[[voldoende]] zijn}}, {{t+|nl|bevredigen}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|kontentigi}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tyydyttää}}, {{t|fi|olla tyytyväinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|satisfaire}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|satisfacer}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|დაკმაყოფილება}}
* German: {{t+|de|befriedigen}}, {{t+|de|zufriedenstellen}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍉𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽}}, {{t|got|𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ικανοποιώ}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|κορέννυμι}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|kielégít}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|gera [[ánægður|ánægðan]]}} {{q|someone}}, {{t|is|fullnægja}} {{q|something}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|satisfacar}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|sásaigh}}
*: Old Irish: {{t|sga|sásaid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|soddisfare}}, {{t+|it|accontentare}}, {{t+|it|saziare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|満たす|tr=みたす, mitasu}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|қанағаттандыру}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|만족시키다}}
* Latin: {{t|la|satiō}}, {{t+|la|sufficio}}, {{t|la|satisfacio}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|tenkinti}}, {{t|lt|patenkinti}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|задоволува|impf}}, {{t|mk|задоволи|pf}}
* Malagasy: {{t|mg|mahavoky}}, {{t+|mg|mamoky}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaupa}}, {{t|mi|whakatūtataki}}, {{t|mi|whakanā}} {{qualifier|thirst, appetite}}, {{t|mi|whakahei}} {{qualifier|an obligation}}, {{t|mi|whakatūtataki}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|tilfredsstille}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|cweman}}, {{t|ang|gesedan}}, {{t|ang|sadian}}, {{t|ang|weldon}}, {{t|ang|fyllan}}, {{t|ang|afyllan}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|قانع کردن|tr=qâne' kardan}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zadowalać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zadowolić|pf}}, {{t+|pl|zaspokajać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zaspokoić|pf}}, {{t+|pl|satysfakcjonować|impf}}, {{t|pl|usatysfakcjonować|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|satisfazer}}
* Quechua: {{t|qu|saksay}}, {{t|qu|amikuy}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|satisface}}, {{t+|ro|mulțumi}}, {{t+|ro|îndeplini}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|удовлетворя́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|удовлетвори́ть|pf}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|sàsaich}}, {{t|gd|riaraich}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|uspokojovať|impf}}, {{t|sk|uspokojiť|pf}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zadovoljeváti|impf}}, {{t|sl|zadovoljíti|pf}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|satisfacer}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|tillfredsställa}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|తీర్చు}}
* Thai: {{t|th|ทำให้พอใจ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|tatmin etmek}}, {{t+|tr|yetmek}}, {{t+|tr|doyurmak}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|задовольня́ти|impf}}, {{t+|uk|задовольни́ти|pf}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|thỏa mãn}}, {{t+|vi|thoả mãn}} ({{t|vi|[[妥]][[滿]]}})
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to pay to the extent of what is claimed or due}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|изплащам}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|maksaa velkansa}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}
* {{R:OneLook}}

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