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content
To make content; satisfy
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  1. To make content; satisfy
  2. To make content or satisfied:
cheer
To be or become cheerful; feel encouraged
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  1. To be or become cheerful; feel encouraged
  2. To make happier or more cheerful:
  3. To fill with joy, good spirits, and hope; gladden; comfort
captivate
To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit.
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  1. To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit.
  2. (Obs.) To take or hold captive
  3. Glanvill
assuage
To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
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  1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe:
  2. To satisfy or slake (thirst, appetite, etc.)
  3. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
comfort
(Law) To help; aid
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  1. (Law) To help; aid
  2. To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
  3. To give a sense of ease to
elate
To raise the spirits of; make very proud, happy, or joyful
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  1. To raise the spirits of; make very proud, happy, or joyful
  2. To fill with great joy or happiness; delight:
befriend
(Dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
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  1. (Dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
  2. To become a friend of, to make friends with.
  3. To act as a friend to; help
please
To have the will or desire; wish:
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  1. To have the will or desire; wish:
  2. Used to make a polite request.
  3. To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable:
rejoice
To feel joyful; be delighted:
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  1. To feel joyful; be delighted:
  2. (Archaic) To fill with joy; gladden.
  3. To feel joyful about (something):
delight
To take great pleasure or joy:
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  1. To take great pleasure or joy:
  2. To please greatly:
  3. To give great pleasure or joy:
exhilarate
To make cheerful, merry, or lively
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  1. To make cheerful, merry, or lively
  2. To invigorate; stimulate:
  3. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate:
amuse
To keep pleasantly or enjoyably occupied or interested; entertain
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  1. To keep pleasantly or enjoyably occupied or interested; entertain
  2. To cause to laugh or smile by being funny:
  3. To hold the attention of or occupy in an agreeable fashion:
entertain
To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
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  1. To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
  2. To allow oneself to think about; have in mind; consider
  3. To give hospitality to guests
flatter
To try to please, or ingratiate oneself with, by praise and attention
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  1. To try to please, or ingratiate oneself with, by praise and attention
  2. To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.
  3. To use flattery
make-merry
(Intransitive) To enjoy oneself in a jolly and festive manner.
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  1. (Intransitive) To enjoy oneself in a jolly and festive manner.
gladden
(Archaic) To be or become glad
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  1. (Archaic) To be or become glad
  2. To make glad:
  3. To cause (something) to become more glad.
gratify
To give in to (a desire); indulge:
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  1. To give in to (a desire); indulge:
  2. To give in to; indulge; humor
  3. To please or satisfy:
indulge
To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
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  1. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
  2. To yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to
  3. To give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
humor
One of the four fluids of the body—blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile—whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval medicine to determine general health and character.
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  1. One of the four fluids of the body—blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile—whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval medicine to determine general health and character.
  2. US spelling of humour.
  3. To comply with the wishes or ideas of (another) in order to keep that person satisfied or unaware of criticism; indulge:
conciliate
To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile:
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  1. To make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile:
  2. To gain (regard, good will, etc.) by friendly acts
  3. To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
propitiate
To gain or regain the goodwill or favor of; appease:
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  1. To gain or regain the goodwill or favor of; appease:
  2. To cause to become favorably inclined; win or regain the good will of; appease or conciliate
capture
To record in the form of stored data
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  1. To record in the form of stored data
  2. To represent (something transient, immaterial, etc.) in more or less permanent form
  3. To attract and hold:
enthrall
(Now Rare) To make a slave of; enslave
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  1. (Now Rare) To make a slave of; enslave
  2. To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.
  3. To hold spellbound; captivate:
enliven
To make active, vivacious, interesting, or cheerful; liven up or brighten
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  1. To make active, vivacious, interesting, or cheerful; liven up or brighten
  2. To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
animate
To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution:
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  1. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution:
  2. To give life to; fill with life:
  3. To give motion to; put into action
fascinate
(Obs.) To put under a spell; bewitch
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  1. (Obs.) To put under a spell; bewitch
  2. To hold the attention of by being very interesting or delightful; charm; captivate
  3. (Archaic) To deprive of the ability to escape or move, usually by the power of a look. Used of serpents.
fill
To satisfy the hunger or desire of; feed or satiate
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  1. To satisfy the hunger or desire of; feed or satiate
  2. To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level:
  3. To supply the things needed or called for in (an order, prescription, etc.)
sate
(Dated) Simple past tense of sit.
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  1. (Dated) Simple past tense of sit.
  2. To satisfy (an appetite, desire, etc.) to the full; gratify completely
  3. To provide (someone) with more than enough; glut.
surfeit
To overindulge.
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  1. To overindulge.
  2. To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
  3. (Now Rare) To indulge or be supplied to satiety or excess; overindulge
gorge
To stuff with food; glut:
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  1. To stuff with food; glut:
  2. A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.
  3. To fill the gorge of; glut
glut
To eat like a glutton; overindulge
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  1. To eat like a glutton; overindulge
  2. To eat or indulge in something excessively.
  3. To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate:
cloy
To be too filling, rich, or sweet.
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  1. To be too filling, rich, or sweet.
  2. To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit.
satiate
(Now Rare) To satisfy to the full; gratify completely
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  1. (Now Rare) To satisfy to the full; gratify completely
  2. To satisfy (an appetite, for example) fully.
  3. To provide (someone) with more than enough; glut.
tickle
To excite the surface nerves of, as by touching or stroking lightly with the finger, a feather, etc., in a way that causes involuntary twitching, a pleasant tingling, laughter, etc.
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  1. To excite the surface nerves of, as by touching or stroking lightly with the finger, a feather, etc., in a way that causes involuntary twitching, a pleasant tingling, laughter, etc.
  2. To fill with mirth or pleasure; delight.
  3. To please, gratify, delight, etc.
brighten-up
To make cheerful.
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  1. To make cheerful.
  2. (Intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter
repay
To pay (money borrowed in the past) to (a person, bank, etc. that loaned it)
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  1. To pay (money borrowed in the past) to (a person, bank, etc. that loaned it)
  2. To pay back.
  3. To pay back:
disburse
(Finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
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  1. (Finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
  2. To pay out, as from a fund; expend.
do
(Slang) To take; ingest; use
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  1. (Slang) To take; ingest; use
  2. To get along; fare
  3. Used to give emphasis, or as a legal convention
fill
To become full
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  1. To become full
  2. To supply the things needed or called for in (an order, prescription, etc.)
  3. To satisfy or meet; fulfill:
observe
To say or mention casually; remark
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  1. To say or mention casually; remark
  2. To watch or be present without participating actively:
  3. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
perform
To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
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  1. To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
  2. To begin and carry through to completion; do:
  3. To carry out; meet the requirements of; fulfill (a promise, command, etc.)
accomplish
To make complete; perfect
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  1. To make complete; perfect
  2. To do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance)
  3. To succeed in doing (a task, for example); carry out or complete.
complete
To make whole, full, or perfect
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  1. To make whole, full, or perfect
  2. To successfully execute or effect
  3. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
provide
To furnish the means of support
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  1. To furnish the means of support
  2. To make available (something needed or desired); furnish:
  3. To set down as a stipulation or requirement:
furnish
To supply; provide; give
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  1. To supply; provide; give
  2. To provide something necessary or desired to; equip:
  3. To supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.)
qualify
To be or become qualified:
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  1. To be or become qualified:
  2. To be or become qualified, as by meeting requirements
  3. To render deserving of a descriptor by having or enumerating certain necessary characteristics:
answer
To serve the purpose; be sufficient
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  1. To serve the purpose; be sufficient
  2. To correspond; match:
  3. To act in response to:
serve
To offer or set food, etc. before (a person)
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  1. To offer or set food, etc. before (a person)
  2. To deliver a legal document, especially a process or notice; to present a legal notice or subpoena to a person as required by law.
  3. To do services or duties for; give service to; aid; assist; help
equip
To dress (oneself) for a certain purpose
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  1. To dress (oneself) for a certain purpose
  2. To provide with what is needed; outfit
  3. To furnish (someone) with the qualities necessary for performance; prepare:
meet
To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of:
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  1. To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of:
  2. To deal or contend with effectively:
  3. To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
avail
To be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end
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  1. To be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end
suffice
(Obs.) To be competent or able
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  1. (Obs.) To be competent or able
  2. To be equal to a specified task; be capable:
  3. (Archaic) To be enough for; meet the needs of; satisfy
fill-the-bill
(Idiomatic) Alternative form of fit the bill.
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  1. (Idiomatic) Alternative form of fit the bill.
pass-muster
(Idiomatic) To adequately pass a formal or informal inspection.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To adequately pass a formal or informal inspection.
  2. (Idiomatic) To meet or exceed a particular standard.
get by
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.
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  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.
induce
To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause:
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  1. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause:
  2. (Genetics) To cause an increase in the transcription of the RNA of (a gene).
  3. To bring on; bring about; cause; effect
inveigle
To lead on with deception; entice or trick into doing or giving something, going somewhere, etc.
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  1. To lead on with deception; entice or trick into doing or giving something, going somewhere, etc.
  2. To obtain by cajolery:
  3. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk:
win over
(Idiomatic) To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
please
An expression of annoyance or impatience.
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  1. An expression of annoyance or impatience.
  2. To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable:
  3. To have the will or desire; wish:
suit
To be fit, suitable, convenient, or satisfactory
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  1. To be fit, suitable, convenient, or satisfactory
  2. To please; satisfy:
  3. To meet the requirements of; fit:
appease
To satisfy, relieve, or assuage:
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  1. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage:
  2. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone):
  3. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
content
To make content; satisfy
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  1. To make content; satisfy
  2. To make content or satisfied:
fulfill
(Archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
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  1. (Archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
  2. To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
  3. To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
gratify
To give in to (a desire); indulge:
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  1. To give in to (a desire); indulge:
  2. To give pleasure or satisfaction
  3. To please or satisfy:
indulge
To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
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  1. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly:
  2. To give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
  3. To yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to
assure
To inform positively, as to remove doubt:
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  1. To inform positively, as to remove doubt:
  2. To give confidence to; reassure.
  3. To give confidence to; reassure
convince
(Obs.) To overcome, confute, or convict
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  1. (Obs.) To overcome, confute, or convict
  2. To persuade to do something
  3. To cause (someone) by the use of argument or evidence to believe something or to take a course of action.
persuade
To cause to do something by reasoning, urging, or inducement; prevail upon
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  1. To cause to do something by reasoning, urging, or inducement; prevail upon
  2. To cause (someone) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty:
  3. To induce to believe something; convince
win over
(Idiomatic) To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
clear
(Informal) All the way; completely:
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  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
  3. To remove the occupants of:
discharge
To comply with the terms of (a debt or promise, for example).
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  1. To comply with the terms of (a debt or promise, for example).
  2. To lose or give off a stored electrical charge
  3. To get rid of; acquit oneself of; pay (a debt) or perform (a duty)
liquidate
To set, by contract or stipulation, a fixed amount for damages resulting from a particular harm.
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  1. To set, by contract or stipulation, a fixed amount for damages resulting from a particular harm.
  2. In bankruptcy or insolvency, to terminate a business by the sale of its assets to pay its liabilities.
  3. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
pay
To be profitable or worthwhile:
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  1. To be profitable or worthwhile:
  2. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation):
  3. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered:
settle
To reach a decision; decide:
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  1. To reach a decision; decide:
  2. To cause (a liquid) to become clear by forming a sediment.
  3. To pay (a debt).
square
To bring into a position or arrangement that is straight, upright, perpendicular, even across, etc.
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  1. To bring into a position or arrangement that is straight, upright, perpendicular, even across, etc.
  2. To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation:
  3. To bring into balance; settle:
answer
To act in response to:
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  1. To act in response to:
  2. To be liable or accountable:
  3. To speak or write in response to:
fill
To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).
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  1. To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).
  2. To supply what is specified by or required for:
  3. To satisfy or meet; fulfill:
fulfill
To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
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  1. To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
  2. To satisfy (a condition) or answer (a purpose)
  3. To meet (a requirement or condition); satisfy.
meet
To come together:
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  1. To come together:
  2. To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
  3. To deal or contend with effectively:
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  • A simple shake of the head obviously didn't satisfy him.

  • But they did not satisfy his demand for intelligence.

  • It would probably satisfy Carmen.

  • It was enough to satisfy him.

  • The new constitution, however, proved costly and unworkable, and failed to satisfy either section of the population.

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