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UK [ˈsætɪsfaɪ] / US [ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ] verb
Word forms "satisfy":
present tense I/you/we/they satisfy he/she/it satisfies present participle satisfying past tense satisfied past participle satisfied
1)
a) [transitive] to please someone by giving them something that they want or need

an agreement that is unlikely to satisfy environmental campaigners

It's impossible to satisfy everyone.

b) [intransitive/transitive] if something satisfies your needs or wants, it gives you what you need or want

celebrities who will do almost anything to satisfy their craving for publicity

satisfy someone's curiosity:

I just want to satisfy my curiosity – why did he do it?

satisfy someone's hunger/appetite/thirst:

There's nothing like a cold beer to satisfy your thirst.

satisfy the demand for something (= provide as much as people want):

Entire forests are being destroyed to satisfy the demand for wooden furniture.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with satisfy
▪  appetite, aspiration, craving, curiosity, demand, desire, greed, need, urge, want, wish
2) [transitive] if something satisfies a rule, condition, or standard, it has all the qualities or features that are necessary according to the rule, condition etc

Students must satisfy all requirements to be accepted on the course.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used as objects of satisfy
▪  condition, criterion, expectation, requirement, test
3) [transitive] to provide someone with the evidence that they need in order to be certain that something is true
satisfy someone/yourself (that):

The prosecution has to satisfy the jury that the defendant is guilty.

We'll be carrying out our own inspection, to satisfy ourselves that safety standards are acceptable.

4) [transitive] maths if a number or group of numbers satisfies an equation, it is a correct solution to it

English dictionary. 2014.

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