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| amends |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) payment or compensation given to repair or satisfy damage, injury, or loss. |
| appease |
to satisfy. [1/2 definitions] |
| assuage |
to satisfy or appease; relieve. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissatisfy |
to fail to satisfy, esp. to fail to meet the expectations of; displease; disappoint. |
| double bind |
a situation in which a person can satisfy one expectation or demand only by failing to satisfy another; dilemma. |
| enough |
adequate to satisfy a requirement or need; sufficient. [1/6 definitions] |
| fill |
an amount that is enough to make full or satisfy. [1/7 definitions] |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| fulfill |
to meet or satisfy. [1/2 definitions] |
| garnishee |
to confiscate by legal order (a salary, bank account, property, or the like) to satisfy an unpaid debt; garnish. [1/3 definitions] |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by one person or group in an attempt to persuade or force another person or group to satisfy certain conditions or meet certain demands. |
| indulge |
to give in to or satisfy a desire, appetite, or whim. [1/2 definitions] |
| insatiate |
not satisfied; impossible to satisfy; insatiable. |
| legal tender |
money that may be offered to satisfy a debt and that must, by law, be accepted by the creditor. |
| let down |
to fail to satisfy; disappoint. |
| make amends |
to try to satisfy someone for offensive or injurious behavior, as with an apology. |
| meet1 |
to satisfy. [1/8 definitions] |
| pacify |
to satisfy temporarily; appease. [1/2 definitions] |
| pay |
to satisfy the obligation of by giving over money. [3/16 definitions] |
| please |
to satisfy or give pleasure to; make happy. [1/5 definitions] |
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