[sat.is.fy] vb -fied ; -fy.ing [ME satisfien, fr. MF satisfier, modif. of L satisfacere, fr. satis enough + facere to do, make--more at sad, do] vt (15c) 1 a: to carry out the terms of (as a contract): discharge b: to meet a financial obligation to
2: to make reparation to (an injured party): indemnify 3 a: to make happy: please b: to gratify to the full: appease
4. a: convince b: to put an end to (doubt or uncertainty): dispel
5. a: to conform to (as specifications): be adequate to (an end in view) b: to make true by fulfilling a condition "values that ~ an equation" "~ a hypothesis" ~ vi: to be adequate: suffice; also: please syn see pay -- sat.is.fy.ing.ly adv