Soddisfacere

Soddisfacere is a verb with Latin origins meaning to satisfy, fulfill, or appease a demand, need, or desire. In Latin, the sense covers paying a debt, meeting a requirement, or gratifying a wish; the term is typically used in a transitive construction with a direct object.

It derives from the combination of satis (enough) and facere (to do/make), a productive Latin pattern for forming verbs meaning “to make enough” or “to do what is required.” In the history of the Italian language, the modern form is soddisfare; soddisfacere is a historical or scholarly variant and is not used in standard contemporary Italian.

In Latin and philological contexts the form appears in legal, ethical, and literary texts to indicate fulfillment of obligations, debts, promises, or demands. Conjugation follows the patterns of Latin -ere verbs and, in medieval or scholarly texts, may appear with spellings that differ from classical orthography.

Related terms share the same roots: satis facere in Latin, soddisfare in Italian, and the English satisfy. These reflect a common origin in the idea of making something sufficient or completing an obligation.