satisfy
/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be enough (for)
verb
To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director."
- "Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite."
- "to satisfy a creditor"
Etymology
Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy 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”).