satisfy

satisfy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. content, set at ease; gratify, sate, appease; convince, assure; pay, liquidate, discharge; fulfill, meet; suffice, do, answer.
See pleasure, belief, payment, sufficiency. Ant., dissatisfy, disappoint.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To make content]
Syn. content, comfort, cheer, elate, befriend, please, rejoice, delight, exhilarate, amuse, entertain, flatter, make merry, make cheerful, gladden, content, gratify, indulge, humor, conciliate, propitiate, capture, enthrall, enliven, animate, captivate, fascinate, fill, sate, be of advantage, surfeit, gorge, glut, cloy, satiate, tickle*, brighten up*.
2. [To pay]
Syn. repay, clear up, disburse; see pay 1 , settle 9 .
3. [To fulfill]
Syn. do, fill, serve the purpose, be enough, assuage, observe, perform, comply with, conform to, meet requirements, keep a promise, accomplish, complete, be adequate, be sufficient, provide, furnish, qualify, answer, serve, equip, meet, avail, suffice, fill the want, come up to, content one, appease one, fill the bill*, pass muster*, get by*, go in a pinch*.
Ant. neglect*, leave open, fail to do.
4. [To convince]
Syn. induce, inveigle, win over; see convince , persuade 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. fulfill gratify, please, content, delight, make happy, reward, *fill the bill, quench, appease.
2. meet fulfill, answer, equal, match, comply.
3. assure convince, persuade.
4. settle discharge, make up for, compensate, make restitution, clear, pay off.
ANT.: 1. dissatisfy, discontent. 2. come up short, *miss the mark
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To be satisfactory to: please, suit. See PAIN. 2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): appease, content, fulfill, gratify, indulge. See GIVE. 3. To cause (another) to believe or feel sure about something: assure, convince, persuade, win over. See PERSUASION. 4. To set right by giving what is due: clear, discharge, liquidate, pay (off or up), settle, square. See PAY. 5. To supply fully or completely: answer, fill, fulfill, meet1. See DO.

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