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What is the verb for satisfactory?

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satisfy

(transitive) To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
(transitive) To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
(literary) To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
(transitive) To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
(transitive) To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
Synonyms:

satiate, gratify, sate, fulfil, fulfill, quench, indulge, content, fill, please, humor, humour, serve, slake, feed, gladden, meet, suit, cheer, comfort, delight, oblige, pleasure, accommodate, amuse, elate, enliven, enthral, enthrall, exhilarate, feast, flatter, gas, glad, satisfice, surfeit, warm, cloy, refresh, animate, captivate, capture, entertain, rejoice, sell, cater to, pander to, agree with, provide for, make content … more

Examples:

“The three-course meal was delicious and would satisfy me greatly.”

“The child was in a rage, and nothing would satisfy him, save for his favorite blanket.”

“We had to fire the contractor as he failed to satisfy the terms of our agreement.”

satiate

(transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
(transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.
Synonyms:

satisfy, sate, quench, slake, gratify, indulge, appease, assuage, content, fully satisfy, indulge to the full, take the edge off, fulfil, fulfill, feed, provide for, accommodate, meet, fill, cater to, humour, humor, gorge, glut, relieve, oblige, serve, pander to, satisfice, surfeit, cover, provide, lessen, handle, answer, furnish, reduce, match, equal, allay, mitigate, decrease, supply, fit, be sufficient for, be good enough for, fit the bill for, be enough for, be adequate for, cater for … more

Examples:

“Maybe if they gave her something to satiate her hunger, she'd finally be silent.”

“In this life, every day was spent running around to satiate his stomach.”

sate

To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.
Synonyms:

gorge, glut, fill, stuff, surfeit, overfill, cram, feed, overfeed, sicken, cloy, saturate, satisfy, gratify, fill up, satiate, overindulge, nauseate, overeat, jade, pig, pack, overdose, stodge, suffice, stall, jam, feed to gills, eat, indulge, guzzle, wolf, gobble, gorb, devour, gormandize, gormandise, pig out, make a pig of oneself, stuff oneself to the gills, assuage, quench, slake, fully satisfy, take the edge off, indulge to the full, appease … more

Examples:

“After a long day of hiking, I sat down to sate my hunger by devouring a plate of juicy steak and mashed potatoes.”

“Maybe if they gave her something to sate her hunger, she'd finally be silent.”

satiated

simple past tense and past participle of satiate
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satisfied

simple past tense and past participle of satisfy
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satisfying

present participle of satisfy
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satisfie

Archaic spelling of satisfy.
Examples:

“So Man, as is most just, Shall satisfie for Man, be judg'd and die, And dying rise, and rising with him raise His Brethren, ransomd with his own dear life.”

sated

simple past tense of sate
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sate

(poetic) simple past tense of sit
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Examples:

“After a long day of hiking, I sat down to sate my hunger by devouring a plate of juicy steak and mashed potatoes.”

“Maybe if they gave her something to sate her hunger, she'd finally be silent.”

satiates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of satiate
Synonyms:

satisfies, sates, quenches, slakes, gratifies, indulges, appeases, assuages, contents, indulges to the full, takes the edge off, fulfils, fulfills, feeds, provides for, accommodates, meets, fills, caters to, humours, humors, gorges, gluts, obliges, serves, panders to, surfeits, satisfices, provides, covers, handles, answers, furnishes, matches, equals, fits the bill for, supplies, fits, caters for, pleases, relieves, pacifies, suits, gladdens, favours, favors, cheers, comforts, pleasures, delights … more

Examples:

“Fat not only abates hunger and satiates, but also is an important endurance exercise fuel.”

“The key to Graham's success is the way in which he compels and gratifies, but never fully reveals or satiates.”

“The French diet indicates high-quality food satiates and prevents chronic overeating.”

satiateth

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of satiate

satisfies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of satisfy
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Examples:

“A woman's body is deemed to be valuable only as long as it satisfies men or pleases others in the society.”

“Hollywood's show biz kids seem to take particular pleasure in pillorying goofballs, which hardly satisfies.”

“A Pythagorean triple is a set of three natural numbers that satisfies Pythagoras' theorem.”

satisfieth

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of satisfy

satisfiest

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of satisfy

satiating

present participle of satiate
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Examples:

“Many people believe that fat is the most satiating form of food, as it delays gastric emptying.”

“The power surrendered by the gods to Nahusha is manipulated by him into a means for satiating his craving for Indra's wife.”

“The strawberry-and-mascarpone frozen parfait provided a satiating end to the meal, a rare feat for a semifreddo.”

sating

present participle of sate
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Examples:

“Valerie tossed him the flask of juice, which he drank just as quickly, sating his thirst.”

“Food Miles There's no need to go hungry when sating your cultural appetite.”

“Subsequently the full range of RAL colours were supplied in gloss, sating and matt finishes.”

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