satisfy
To be enough (for)
Verb 4 meanings
To be enough (for)
“That brief explanation will never satisfy.”
To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
“to satisfy a creditor”
To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
“to satisfy a claim or an execution”
To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
“The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.”
Etymology
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”).
Similar and opposite words
SATISFY at a glance
SATISFY has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (S 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + S 1 + F 4 + Y 4) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,274 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with satisfy
All rhymes- DISSATISFY17
Keep going
Related lists
Looking for a different word?
Type the letters you have and the Finder shows every word that fits.