The difference between Cloy and Satisfy

When used as verbs, cloy means to fill up or choke up, whereas satisfy means to do enough for.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cloy and Satisfy

  1. Cloy as a verb (transitive):

    To fill up or choke up; to stop up.

  2. Cloy as a verb (transitive):

    To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate.

  3. Cloy as a verb (transitive):

    To fill to loathing; to surfeit.

  1. Satisfy as a verb (transitive):

    To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.

    Examples:

    "I'm not satisfied with the quality of the food here."

  2. Satisfy as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.

    Examples:

    "The complex numbers satisfy <math>\exists x:x^2+1=0</math>."

  3. Satisfy as a verb (dated, literary, transitive):

    To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

  4. Satisfy as a verb (transitive):

    To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

    Examples:

    "to satisfy a creditor"

  5. Satisfy as a verb (transitive):

    To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

    Examples:

    "to satisfy a claim or an execution"