soddisfare

Definitions of soddisfare
  1. verb
    fill or meet a want or need
    synonyms: adempiere, dare risposta, dare seguito, esaudire
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    agghiacciare, ammorzare, dissetare, sminuire, smorzare
    satisfy (thirst)
    type of:
    dare, dotare, erogare, fornire, ministrare, provvedere, rifornire, somministrare
    give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  2. verb
    make happy or satisfied
    synonyms: accontentare, appagare, contentare
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    attrarre, compiacere, contentare, deliziare, dilettare
    give pleasure to or be pleasing to
    abbellire, infiorare
    make attractive or lovable
    deliziare
    hold spellbound
  3. verb
    give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
    synonyms: coprire, pagare, pareggiare, saldare, versare
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    finanziare, sovvenzionare
    obtain or provide money for
    compensare, pagare, retribuire
    make payment to; compensate
    compensare, indennizzare, reintegrare, risarcire
    make amends for; pay compensation for
    condonare, rimettere
    send (money) in payment
    ammortare, redimere, riabilitare, riscattare
    pay off (loans or promissory notes)
    spendere
    pay out
    comprare, corrompere, subornare
    make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
    condonare, riconsegnare, ridonare, rifondere, rimborsare, rimettere, ripagare, risarcire
    pay back
    sborsare
    expend, as from a fund
    prediligere
    give preference to one creditor over another
    infilzare, sfibrare
    use up (resources or materials)
    dilapidare, perdere, profondere, sacrificare, scialacquare, sciupare, sperperare, sprecare
    spend extravagantly
    finanziare, sovvenzionare
    convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
    rifondere, rimborsare, ripagare, risarcire
    reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
    scialare
    spend wastefully
    investire
    make an investment
    rifondere, rimborsare, ripagare, risarcire
    pay back for some expense incurred
    raccomodare, restaurare, riconsegnare, ridonare, risarcire, ritemprare
    give or bring back
    type of:
    dare, passare
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
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