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SATISFISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they satisfise ... he / she / it satisfises
Past simple: satisfised
-ing form: satisfising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
Example:
optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice
Synonyms:
satisfice; satisfise
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "satisfise" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s