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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis 'enough' + facere 'to make' |
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sat‧is‧fy S2 W2
past tense and past participle satisfied, present participle satisfying, third person singular satisfies [transitive]
past tense and past participle satisfied, present participle satisfying, third person singular satisfies [transitive]1 to make someone feel pleased by doing what they want : 
Nothing I did would ever satisfy my father.
Nothing I did would ever satisfy my father.2 if you satisfy someone's needs, demands etc, you provide what they need or want
satisfy somebody's needs/demands/desires The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners.
The program is designed to satisfy the needs of adult learners. satisfy somebody's hunger/appetite (=give someone enough food to stop them from feeling hungry) A salad won't be enough to satisfy my appetite.
A salad won't be enough to satisfy my appetite.3 formal to make someone feel sure that something is right or true [= convince]
4 formal to be good enough for a particular purpose, standard etc :
