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  • 11satisfy — sat|is|fy W2S2 [ˈsætısfaı] v past tense and past participle satisfied present participle satisfying third person singular satisfies [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: satisfier, from Latin satisfacere, from satis enough + facere to make… …

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  • 12satisfy — 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 …

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  • 13satisfy — [[t]sæ̱tɪsfaɪ[/t]] satisfies, satisfying, satisfied 1) VERB If someone or something satisfies you, they give you enough of what you want or need to make you pleased or contented. [V n] The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy… …

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  • 14satisfy — 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… …

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  • 15satisfy — sat•is•fy [[t]ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of; make content 2) to put an end to (a desire, want, need, etc.) by sufficient or ample provision: to satisfy one s hunger[/ex] 3) to give… …

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  • 16satisfy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. content, set at ease; gratify, sate, appease; convince, assure; pay, liquidate, discharge; fulfill, meet; suffice, do, answer. See pleasure, belief, payment, sufficiency. Ant., dissatisfy,… …

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  • 17satisfy — 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).… …

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  • 18I Need You (LeAnn Rimes album) — Infobox Album | Name = I Need You Type = studio Artist = LeAnn Rimes Released = January 30 2001 and March 26 2002 Recorded = 2000 Genre = Pop/Country Length = Original Version 39:12 Re release Version 59:59 Label = Curb Producer = Wilbur C. Rimes …

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  • 19From each according to his ability, to each according to his need — Part of a series on Marxism …

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  • 20How Much Land Does a Man Need? — (Russian: Много ли человеку земли нужно?, Mnogo li cheloveku zemli nuzhno ) is an 1886 short story by Leo Tolstoy about a man who, in his lust for land, forfeits everything, including his own life. Late in life, James Joyce wrote to his daughter… …

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