satisfy — OAT

satisfy

verb

1 he wanted one last chance to satisfy his hunger for romance:

fulfill, gratify, meet, fill, serve, provide for, supply;

indulge, cater to, pander to;

appease, assuage;

quench, slake, satiate, sate, take the edge off;

rare satisfice.

▷antonyms frustrate.

2 his role was a creative one, and it satisfied him up to a point:

please, content, make happy.

▷antonyms dissatisfy, frustrate.

3 she satisfied herself that it had been an accident:

convince, persuade, assure, make certain;

reassure, put someone's mind at rest, dispel someone's doubts.

4 products which satisfy the EC's criteria will be awarded a special eco label:

comply with, meet, fulfill, answer, conform to;

match up to, measure up to, come up to;

suffice, be good enough, fit/fill the bill;

Law perfect;

informal make the grade, cut the mustard.

5 there was insufficient collateral to satisfy the loan:

repay, pay, pay off, pay in full, settle, make good, discharge, square, liquidate, clear.