| satisfy | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy | meet the requirements or expectations of. |
| ~ conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ suffice, answer, do, serve | be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" |
| ~ cover | provide for.; "The grant doesn't cover my salary" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. gratify, satisfy | make happy or satisfied. |
| ~ delight, please | give pleasure to or be pleasing to.; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" |
| ~ please | give satisfaction.; "The waiters around her aim to please" |
| ~ content | make content.; "I am contented" |
| v. (consumption) | 3. fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy | fill or meet a want or need. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ answer | be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of.; "This may answer her needs" |
| ~ appease, quell, stay | overcome or allay.; "quell my hunger" |
| ~ feed on, feed upon | be sustained by.; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" |
| ~ quench, slake, allay, assuage | satisfy (thirst).; "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| lavish | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. lavish, shower | expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns.; "He was showered with praise" |
| ~ ware, squander, consume, waste | spend extravagantly.; "waste not, want not" |
| adj. | 2. lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting | very generous.; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" |
| ~ generous | willing to give and share unstintingly.; "a generous donation" |
| adj. | 3. lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy | characterized by extravagance and profusion.; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" |
| ~ rich | suggestive of or characterized by great expense.; "a rich display" |
| abound | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. abound | be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 2. abound, bristle, burst | be in a state of movement or action.; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
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