Gratify vs. Satisfy

Gratifyverb

(transitive) To please.

Gratifyverb

(transitive) To make content; to satisfy.

Gratifyverb

To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc.

Gratifyverb

To requite; to recompense.

Gratifyverb

make happy or satisfied

Gratifyverb

yield (to); give satisfaction to

Gratifyverb

give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction

Gratifyverb

indulge or satisfy (a desire)

Satisfyverb

(ambitransitive) To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.

Satisfyverb

(transitive) To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.

Satisfyverb

To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

Satisfyverb

(transitive) To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

Satisfyverb

(transitive) To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

Satisfyverb

In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give contentment with what is wished for.

Satisfyverb

To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor.

Satisfyverb

To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution.

Satisfyverb

To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; as, to satisfy one's self by inquiry.

Satisfyverb

To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.

Satisfyverb

To make payment or atonement; to atone.

Satisfyverb

fulfil the requirements or expectations of

Satisfyverb

make happy or satisfied

Satisfyverb

fill or meet a want or need

Satisfyverb

meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone)

Satisfyverb

fulfil (a desire or need)

Satisfyverb

adequately meet or comply with (a condition, obligation, or demand)

Satisfyverb

pay off (a debt or creditor)

Satisfyverb

provide (someone) with adequate or convincing information or proof about something

Satisfyverb

(of a quantity) make (an equation) true.