to satisfy a desire

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• satisfy — verb VERB + SATISFY ▪ have to, must, should ▪ The education system must satisfy the needs of all children. ▪ be able to, can ▪ Nothing could satisfy his …   Collocations dictionary

• desire — I n. 1) to arouse, create, whet (a) desire 2) to express, voice a desire 3) to feel a desire 4) to satisfy a desire 5) to stifle, suppress a desire 6) (an) ardent, blind, burning, earnest, fervent, intense, keen, overwhelming, passionate, strong; …   Combinatory dictionary

• desire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, deep, fervent, fierce, great, intense, passionate, strong, urgent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• satisfy — satisfiable, adj. satisfier, n. satisfyingly, adv. satisfyingness, n. /sat is fuy /, v., satisfied, satisfying. v.t. 1. to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty… …   Universalium

• satisfy — 1 Satisfy, content can both mean to appease desires or longings. The same distinctions in implications are also found in their corresponding adjectives satisfied and content or contented. Satisfy implies full appeasement not only of a person s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Satisfy — Sat is*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satisfied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Satisfying}.] [OF. satisfier; L. satis enough + ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. F. satisfaire, L. satisfacere. See {Sad}, a., and {Fact}.] 1. In general, to fill up the measure of a want …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• satisfy — [sat′is fī΄] vt. satisfied, satisfying [ME satisfyen < OFr satisfier < L satisfacere < satis, enough (see SAD) + facere, to make (see DO1)] 1. to fulfill the needs, expectations, wishes, or desires of (someone); content; gratify 2. to… …   English World dictionary

• satisfy — ► VERB (satisfies, satisfied) 1) meet the expectations, needs, or desires of. 2) fulfil (a desire or need). 3) provide with adequate information about or proof of something. 4) comply with (a condition, obligation, or demand). ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

• satisfy */*/*/ — 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… …   English dictionary

• Desire realm — Tibetan Bhavacakra or Wheel of Life in Sera, Lhasa. Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• desire — I UK [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] / US [dɪˈzaɪr] noun Word forms desire : singular desire plural desires *** Get it right: desire: When the noun desire is followed by a verb, use the infinitive (not the pattern desire of doing something ): Wrong: A child without …   English dictionary