Săt'is-fȳ1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. SATISFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. SATISFYING.] [Fr. satisfaire, Pr. satisfar, Sp. satisfacer, Pg. satisfazer, It. satisfare, soddisfare, Lat. satisfacere, from satis, enough, and facere, to make.]
Sense 1. To gratify fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full with what is wished for; to sate.
Death . . . with us two Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw. Milton.
Sense 2. To comply with the rightful demands of; to give what is due to; to answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to pay off; to requite; as, to satisfy an execution.
A grave question . . . arose, whether the money . . . should be paid directly to the discontented chiefs, or should be employed to satisfy the claims which Argyle had against them. Macaulay.
Sense 3. To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; as, to satisfy one's self by inquiry.
The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying. Atterbury.
Synonyms— To satiate; content; please; gratify; sate; recompense; compensate; remunerate; indemnify. See SATIATE.