Satisfy vs Cater - What's the difference?
satisfy | cater |
To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
* Milton
To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
(dated, literary, transitive) To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
* Atterbury
* 1851 ,
To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
To provide food professionally for a special occasion.
To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.
In transitive terms the difference between satisfy and cater
is that satisfy is to answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for while cater is to provide food professionally for a special occasion.As a noun cater is
a provider; a purveyor; a caterer.satisfy
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Verb
(en-verb)- I'm not satisfied with the quality of the food here.
- Death shall with us two / Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw.
- The complex numbers satisfy .
- The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying .
- I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.
- to satisfy a creditor
- to satisfy a claim or an execution
Antonyms
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* * * English transitive verbscater
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Etymology 1
From (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- Did you hire someone to cater our party next week?
- I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.