mindmap root((满足)) satisfy implies adequacy to an end or need in view and often suggests a standard of comparison: ~ied all the requirements for her degree. fulfill often interchangeable with satisfy, may imply more abundance or richness in measuring up to a need that is less calculable, more immeasurable: a son who ~ed his father's fondest hopes. meet implies an exactness of agreement between a requirement and what is submitted to fill it: designed to ~ the demands of today's students. answer usually implies the simple satisfaction of a demand, need, or purpose often in a temporary or expedient manner: a solution that ~ed their immediate need. satisfy implies the full appeasement not only of desires and longings but of needs and requirements: ~ied her fondest desire. content implies the appeasement to the point where one is not disquieted or disturbed even though every wish is not gratified: refused to ~ herself with the answer.