# satisfy

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ · frequency rank #7,389

## Definitions
1. To be enough (for)
2. To be enough (for)
3. To be enough (for)
4. To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
5. To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
6. To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
7. To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

## Etymology
From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“to make; to do”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`astisfy`, `saitsfy`, `satifsy`, `satisffy`, `satisfyy`, `satissfy`, `satisyf`, `satsify`, `sattisfy`, `ssatisfy`, `staisfy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/satisfy