French Conversation · Level 122
60 words
French word
assouvir
Pronunciation
IPA/asuviʁ/
Meaning
- verbsatisfy
Example
Rien ne peut assouvir sa curiosité.
Nothing can satisfy his curiosity.
More examples
Cette réussite n'a pas assouvi son besoin de reconnaissance.
This success did not satisfy his need for recognition.
Core concept
A powerful thirst or craving that disappears only when completely filled.
Common phrases
assouvir un désir
satisfy a desire
assouvir une envie
satisfy a craving
Similar words
satisfaire: Meets expectations or conditions and provides satisfaction.
rassasier: Fully satisfies hunger or a craving, leaving someone full or content.
apaiser: Calms an intense emotion or desire by easing its force.
étancher: Quenches thirst or a craving, often with water or another drink.
Definition in French
Faire cesser un désir ou un besoin en le comblant entièrement, et s'emploie aussi au figuré pour une curiosité ou un désir intense.
Word origin
Assouvir developed through Old French forms such as assovir from Latin satiare, linking physical satiety with the filling of intense desires.
Usage tips
- Assouvir takes a direct object, as in assouvir sa curiosité, and its strong intensity makes it unsuitable for a minor wish or preference.