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satisfy
English
Etymology
From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, present active infinitive of satisfaci?, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faci? (“I make, I do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sæt?sfa?/
- Hyphenation: sat?is?fy
Verb
satisfy (third-person singular simple present satisfies, present participle satisfying, simple past and past participle satisfied)
- (transitive, intransitive) To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
- I'm not satisfied with the quality of the food here.
- (transitive) To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
- The complex numbers satisfy .
- (dated, literary, transitive) To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
- October 28, 1705, Francis Atterbury, a sermon
- The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 19
- I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.
- October 28, 1705, Francis Atterbury, a sermon
- (transitive) To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
- to satisfy a creditor
- (transitive) To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
- to satisfy a claim or an execution
Antonyms
- (meet needs, fulfill): disappoint
- dissatisfy
Related terms
- satisfaction
- satisfactory
- satisfice
- satiate
- satiation
- satiety
Translations
Further reading
- satisfy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- satisfy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- satisfy at OneLook Dictionary Search
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quell
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kw?l/
Etymology 1
From Middle English quellen, from Old English cwellan (“to kill”), from Proto-Germanic *kwaljan? (“to make die; kill”). Cognate with German quälen (“to torment; agonise; smite”), Swedish kvälja (“to torment”), Icelandic kvelja (“to torture; torment”). Compare also Old Armenian ??? (ke?, “sore, ulcer”), Old Church Slavonic ???? (žal?, “pain”). See also kill.
Verb
quell (third-person singular simple present quells, present participle quelling, simple past and past participle quelled)
- (transitive) To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. [from 10th c.]
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, Chapter 1:
- The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected minority.
- 1858, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Courtship of Miles Standish
- Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, Chapter 1:
- (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
- to quell grief
- to quell the tumult of the soul
- (obsolete, transitive) To kill. [9th-19th c.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish. [16th-17th c.]
- Winter's wrath begins to quell.
- To die.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Chapter 7:
- Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Chapter 7:
Noun
quell (plural quells)
- A subduing.
- 1903, Knowledge: A Monthly Record of Science
- The quell of the rebellion raised Justinian to the acme of power.
- 1994, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. international drug control policy: recent experience, future options : seminar proceedings, Government Printing Office ?ISBN
- The consequences have not been significant in terms of the quell of any of the three drugs into the United States.
- 2013, Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire, Scholastic UK
- But to make things even worse, this is the year of the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games, and that means it's also a Quarter Quell. They occur every twenty-five years, marking the anniversary of the districts' defeat with over-the-top celebrations and, for extra fun, some miserable twist for the tributes.
- 2014, Markham J. Geller, Melammu: The Ancient World in an Age of Globalization, epubli ?ISBN, page 136
- An example can be found in the data about the campaigns of Aššur-b?n-apli against Arab tribes after the quell of the revolt of Šamaš-šumuk?n.
- 1903, Knowledge: A Monthly Record of Science
Related terms
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “quell”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Etymology 2
From Middle English *quelle (suggested by the verb quellen (“to well up; gush forth”)), from Old English cwylla, *cwielle (“spring; source”), from Proto-Germanic *kwell? (“well; spring”). Compare German Quelle.
Noun
quell (plural quells)
- A source, especially a spring.
- 1969, Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, Ada, Or, Ardor, a Family Chronicle, Vintage ?ISBN
- Other excruciations replaced her namesake's loquacious quells so completely that when, during a lucid interval, she happened to open with her weak little hand a lavabo cock for a drink of water, the tepid lymph replied in its own lingo […]
- 2001, Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Andrea Römmele, Public Information Campaigns and Opinion Research: A Handbook for the Student and Practitioner, SAGE ?ISBN, page 82
- The strategists had access to a wide array of private polling and information from focus groups; a quell of information stretching back over his years as a state-wide candidate and office holder.
- 1969, Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, Ada, Or, Ardor, a Family Chronicle, Vintage ?ISBN
- An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.
- 2001, Zane Gates, The Cure, iUniverse ?ISBN, page 241
- A quell of strength over took Robin with each of his words. She was about to fall apart, but Jacob was as brave as a warrior going into battle.
- 2011, Linda Lee Chaikin, Hawaiian Crosswinds, Moody Publishers ?ISBN
- For a moment their eyes locked, and she felt a quell of anger rise above her apprehension. Reality struck with appalling clarity, yet she could only lie down, partially drugged and untidy as she was from such rough traveling.
- 2012, Molly Hopkins, It Happened at Boot Camp: Exclusive Novella, Hachette UK ?ISBN
- I read on. It will cost two hundred and fifty quid. I felt a quell of alarm, that's quite expensive.
- 2001, Zane Gates, The Cure, iUniverse ?ISBN, page 241
Middle English
Verb
quell
- Alternative form of quellen
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