satisfy
/ˈsætəsˌfaɪ/SA-tuhs-figh
/ˈsætəsˌfaɪ/SA-tuhs-figh
Meaningto make enough
Common meaning: to meet a need or desire
- satenoughLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1633 · scan
- islinking element
- fyto make; to cause to happenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 716 · scan
‘enough’ + ‘to make’ → satisfy
Journey through time
- sat — Latin satis “enough” (path traced)
- fy — Latin faciō, fēcī, factum “to make; to cause to happen” (path traced)
Parts join in Old French as satisfier.
- Latinsatis + faciō, fēcī, factum‘enough + to make’
- Old Frenchsatisfiersource
- Englishsatisfy‘to meet a need or desire’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin satis ‘enough’ + Latin faciō ‘to make; to cause to happen’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faciō, p. 716 · dictionary scan
Roots
- faciō, fēcī, factum Latin “to make; to cause to happen”
- satis Latin “enough”
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