satisfying (verb)

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• satisfy — [c]/ˈsætəsfaɪ / (say satuhsfuy) verb (satisfied, satisfying) –verb (t) 1. to fulfil the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of, or content (a person, the mind, etc.); supply fully the needs of (a person, etc.): *Nothing would satisfy her but …  

• satisfy — verb (satisfies, satisfying, satisfied) 1》 meet the expectations, needs, or desires of.     ↘fulfil (a desire or need). 2》 provide with adequate information about or proof of something. 3》 comply with (a condition, obligation, or demand).… …   English new terms dictionary

• quench — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwencan; akin to Old English cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. put out, extinguish b. to put out the light or fire of < quench glowing coals with water… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• satisfice — verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice • Syn: ↑satisfise • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb… …   Useful english dictionary

• satisfise — verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice • Syn: ↑satisfice • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb… …   Useful english dictionary

• overquantify — verb To quantify too much; to interpret with too great a focus on numbers, quotas, etc. Problems arise with evaluation systems that are overquantified when decisions or judgments predominantly rely on satisfying numerical requirements …   Wiktionary

• tease — verb 1》 playfully make fun of or attempt to provoke.     ↘tempt sexually. 2》 gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands.     ↘chiefly N. Amer. backcomb (hair).     ↘archaic comb (the surface of woven cloth) to raise a… …   English new terms dictionary

• alleviate — verb use ice to alleviate the swelling Syn: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, mitigate, allay, assuage, palliate, damp, soothe, help, soften …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… …   History of philosophy

• human behaviour — Introduction       the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life.       Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… …   Universalium

• linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …   Universalium