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satisfy
verb as in please, content
Strongest matches
amuse, appease, assuage, delight, elate, entertain, fascinate, flatter, gratify, mollify, placate
Strong matches
animate, befriend, captivate, capture, cheer, cloy, comfort, conciliate, enliven, enthrall, exhilarate, fill, gladden, glut, gorge, humor, indulge, pacify, propitiate, quench, rejoice, sate, satiate, score, sell, slake, suit, surfeit
Weak matches
brighten up, do the trick, fill the bill, get by, hit the spot, make merry, make the grade, sell on
verb as in answer, persuade
Strongest matches
accomplish, appease, assuage, assure, comply with, convince, do, meet, provide, reassure
Strong matches
avail, complete, equip, fill, fulfill, furnish, induce, inveigle, observe, perform, qualify, quiet, score, sell, serve, suffice
Weak matches
be adequate, be enough, be sufficient, come up to, conform to, dispel doubt, get by, keep promise, make good, make the grade, pass muster, put mind at ease, serve the purpose, tide over, win over
Example Sentences
It won’t be easy to lower prices in a way that satisfies voters, who have signaled in polls that they want far-reaching changes that will make everyday life more affordable.
"We will now commence the process of satisfying all outstanding requirements for Purdue to emerge from bankruptcy so that resources from the settlements can flow to communities across America as quickly as possible," he said.
Her eight-foot downhill birdie putt didn't drop on Friday, but her closing par polished off a satisfying round.
But its longest-term holders may not be satisfied.
The legislation would require chip firms to satisfy U.S. demand before sending products to China and other countries subject to arms embargoes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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