(adverb) : sătis, and abbreviated, săt (cf. the letter S.: satin', contr. for satisne; v.the foll.), root in Gr. ἄδην, ἅδην, orig. a comp. form, weakened from satius; cf.: magis, nimis, etc.
* Enough, sufficiently (objectively, so that one needs nothing more; whereas affatim subjectively, so that one wishes nothing more).
* Posit.
* Adject., enough, sufficient, satisfactory.
* Particular phrases.
* Comp.: satius (prop. more satisfying; hence), better, more serviceable, fitter, preferable.
* Adverb., enough, sufficiently.
* Form săt (most freq. in the poets): quibus (dis) sat esse non queam?to be sufficient, equal to,Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 27: pol vel legioni sat est (obsonium),id. Aul. 3, 6, 24: in jure causam dicito, hic verbum sat est,id. Rud. 3, 6, 28; cf. id. Bacch. 4, 8, 37; id. Truc. 2, 8, 14: tantum quantum sat est,Cic. Sen. 14, 48: tantum sat habes?Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 40: si hoc sat est,Quint. 2, 11, 7: amabo jam sat est,Plaut. As. 3, 3, 117; Ter. And. 1, 1, 143; id. Eun. 4, 4, 38; id. Phorm. 1, 4, 34: paene plus quam sat erat,id. ib. 5, 3, 14: sat habeo,id. And. 2, 1, 35; 4, 2, 22 et saep.
* Sat est (habeo, credo, etc.), with inf. or a subject- (object-) clause: nonne id sat erat, Accipere ab illo injuriam?Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 3: perdere posse sat est,Ov. H. 12, 75: qui non sat habuit conjugem illexe in stuprum, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 27, 68.
* With gen.: sat habet favitorum semper, qui recte facit,Plaut. Am. prol. 79: Ar. Mater salve. Art. Sat salutis't, id. As. 5, 2, 61: vocis,id. Truc. 2, 3, 29: signi,Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 39: poenae,Prop. 1, 17, 10 et saep.
* Form sătis.
* With verbs: si sis sanus, aut sapias satis,Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 23: satis deludere,id. ib. 5, 1, 45: satis jam dolui ex animo et curā me satis Et lacrimis maceravi,id. Capt. 5, 1, 7: satin' me illi hodie scelesti ceperunt dolo?id. ib. 3, 4, 120: ego istuc satis scio,Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 37; Cic. Rep. 1, 34, 53: satis ostenderit, reliquos, etc.,id. ib. 2, 31, 54 et saep.: quod bruti nec satis sardare queunt, Naev. ap. Fest. p. 322 Müll.: neque audio neque oculis prospicio satis,Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 7: contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,Cic. N. D. 2, 1, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 45, 110; Hor. Epod. 1, 31; cf.: quidque furor valeat, Penthea caede satisque Ac super ostendit,Ov. M. 4, 429 (v. in the foll. II. D. 1. α).
* Form săt.
* With adverbs or adverbial phrases: satis audacter,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 208: satis certo scio,id. Ps. 4, 5, 5: satis superbe illuditis me,Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 22: satis scite,id. Heaut. 4, 4, 7: non satis honeste,Cic. Lael. 16, 57: satis cum periculo,Ter. And. 1, 1, 104: et quidem hercle formā luculentā (haec meretrix). Ch. Sic satis, id. Heaut. 3, 2, 12: satis opportune occidisse,Caes. B. G. 4, 22: satis recte,Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 53: satis saepe,Sall. J. 62, 1: satis bene ornatae,dressed well enough,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 73; hence satis bene sometimes, like the Engl. well enough, = tolerably, moderately, or pretty well: a quo (Catone) cum quaereretur, quid maxime in re familiari expediret? respondit: Bene pascere. Quid secundum? Satis bene pascere. Quid tertium? Male pascere. Quid quartum? Arare,Cic. Off. 2, 25, 89 (for which, in the same narration, mediocriter pascere, Col. 6, praef. § 4; and Plin. 18, 5, 6, § 30); cf. supra, a. β, and infra, b. β.
* With verbs: sat scio,Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 25; Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 34; id. Ad. 3, 2, 41; 3, 3, 6; 4, 1, 10; id. Phorm. 4, 3, 31: sat prata biberunt,Verg. E. 3, 111.
* With adjectives: accusator sat bonus,Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 89: non sat idoneus Pugnae,Hor. C. 2, 19, 26: sat planum. Liv. 6, 18 fin.—Signifying diminution, like the Engl. enough, tolerably, moderately, passably: laetantibus omnibus bonis, etiam sat bonis,Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1; so, sat bonus (less than bonus): sl me voltis esse oratorem, si etiam sat bonum, si bonum denique, non repugnabo, id. de Or. 3, 22, 84.
* With adverbs: qui sat diu vixisse sese arbitrabitur,Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 12: sat commode,Ter. And. 3, 1, 17: sat recte,id. Heaut. 5, 2, 43.
* Adject., in the phrase satius est, with a subject-clause (cf. supra, 1. a. β, and b. β) followed by quam: scire satius est quam loqui Servum hominem,Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 57; id. Bacch. 3, 2, 11; id. Cas. 1, 24; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 66; 5, 2, 16; id. Ad. 1, 1, 33; Cic. Att. 7, 1, 4; id. Inv. 2, 32, 100; Liv. 26, 29; 42, 23 fin. al.; cf.: nimio satius est, ut opu'st, te ita esse, quam ut animo lubet,Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 30: quanto satius est, te id dare operam ... Quam id loqui, etc.,Ter. And. 2, 1, 7; cf. also: satius multo fuisse, non moveri bellum adversus eum, quam omitti motum,Liv. 34, 33: nonne fuit satius tristis Amaryllidis iras pati?Verg. E. 2, 14: hos te satius est docere, ut, quando agas, quid agant, sciant,Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 49: mori me satius est,Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 2; id. Phorm. 5, 7, 63; cf.: repertus est nemo, qui mori diceret satius esse,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 36, § 88: mortuom hercle me duco satius,Plaut. Truc. 5, 34: terga impugnare hostium satius visum est,Liv. 3, 70; Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 34.—In a positive signif., it serves, benefits, is of use: nihil φλυαρεῖν satius est, miles (perh. in reference to the preceding speech of the miles: mortuum me duco satius),Plaut. Truc. 5, 36: satius putare, with an object-clause, to believe it to be better, Nep. Paus. 5, 1.— *
* Adverb., with a verb, rather (syn. potius): ego quod magis pertineat ad Fundanii valetudinem, satius dicam,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 26.
* Sat agito (also in one word, satagito), and sat agere suarum rerum, to have enough to do, have one's hands full; to be busy, be troubled (only in the foll. passages): nunc agitas sat tute tuarum rerum,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 23: is quoque suarum rerum sat agitat, tamen, etc.,Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 13 Bentl., followed by Umpfenb.; and so ap. Charis. p. 193 P. (Fleck. sat agit, tamen).
* Satis ago or sat ago (also in one word, satago).
* T. t. in business lang., to satisfy, content, pay a creditor: nunc satagit,Plaut. As. 2, 4, 34.
* Satis accipio, caveo, do, exigo, peto, offero, etc., t: t. of business lang., to take, give, ask, offer, etc., sufficient bail or security: satis accipio,Cic. Quint. 13, 44 sq.; id. Rosc. Com. 14, 40; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 115; Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 4; Dig. 36, 4, 5; 45, 1, 4; 46, 1, 33.—Pass., Cato, R. R. 2, 6: satis acceptum habere,to be fully assured,Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 90; 1, 3, 67: satis caveo,Dig. 7, 1, 60 (cf. caveo, II. 2.): satis do (also as one word, satisdo),Cic. Quint. 13, 44 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 146; 2, 2, 24, § 60; id. Rosc. Com. 12, 35; id. Fam. 13, 28, a, 2; id. Att. 5, 1, 2; Dig. 1, 2, 8; 1, 2, 7 fin.; 36, 4, 1; 36, 4, 5; 46, 6, 1.—With gen.: judicatae pecuniae,Val. Max. 4, 1, 8: damni infecti,Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6: fidei commissi,Dig. 36, 4, 5; 46, 4, 5: satisdato (caveo, promitto, debeo, etc.), by giving bail or security, ib. 5, 1, 2 fin.; 2, 11, 4 fin.; 40, 5, 4; Cic. Att. 16, 15, 2: satis exigo,Dig. 26, 7, 45 fin.; 36, 3, 18: satis offero,to tender security,ib. 26, 10, 5; 36, 4, 3; 48, 17, 1: satis peto,to demand security,ib. 35, 1, 70.
* Sătis făcĭo, or, in one word, sătisfăcĭo (pass. satisfacitur, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 789 P.), to give satisfaction, to satisfy, content: satisfacere dicimur ei, cujus desiderium implemus,Dig. 2, 8, 1 (very freq. and class.).
* To bustle about, make a to-do, be full of business, πολυπραγμονεύω (postAug. and very rare): (Domitius) Afer venuste Mallium Suram multum in agendo discursantem, salientem, manus jactantem, etc. ... non agere dixit, sed satagere. Est enim dictum per se urbanum satagere, etc.,Quint. 6, 3, 54; cf. id. 11, 3, 126: curris, stupes, satagis tamquam mus in matellā,Petr. 58, 9.—Also act.: interea haec satagens, busily doing or performing, Petr. 137, 10.
* In gen.
* With dat.: ut illis satis facerem ex disciplinā,Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 28: Siculis,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 53, § 139: alicui petenti,id. Or. 41, 140: operam dabo ut tibi satisfaciam,id. Att. 2, 4, 3: deo pie et caste,id. Fam. 14, 7, 1: domino vel populo (gladiatores),id. Tusc. 2, 17, 41.—In mal. part., Petr. 75; 77.—Of things: cum aut morte aut victoriā se satisfacturum rei publicae spopondisset,Cic. Phil. 14, 9, 26: cui (vitae meae) satis feci vel aetate vel factis,id. Fam. 10, 1, 1: me omnibus satis esse facturum,id. Balb. 1, 2: causae atque officio satis facere,id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47; cf.: satis officio meo, satis illorum voluntati, qui a me hoc petiverunt, factum esse arbitrabor,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 130: gravibus seriisque rebus,id. Off. 1, 29, 103: etsi nullo modo poterit oratio mea satis facere vestrae scientiae,id. Phil. 2, 23, 57; cf.: qui et naturae et legibus satis fecit,id. Clu. 10, 29: amicitiae nostrae,id. Fam. 10, 1, 3: me plus satis nostrae conjunctioni amorique facturum,id. ib. 4, 8, 2: ut omnium vel suspicioni vel malevolentiae vel crudelitati satis fiat,id. Rab. Post. 17, 45: mihi vero satis superque abs te videtur istorum studiis ... esse factum,id. de Or. 1, 47, 204: se avarissimi hominis cupiditati satis facere posse,Cic. Verr. 1, 14, 41: odio alicujus,Suet. Tib. 66 fin.: libidini alicujus,Lact. 6, 11, 23: voluntati voluntate satisfecimus,Sen. Ben. 2, 35, 1: condicioni,Dig. 36, 1, 77.
* In partic.
* With dat. and obj.-clause (rare): quibus quoniam satisfeci me nihil reliqui fecisse, quod ad sanandum me pertineret, reliquum est, ut, etc.,Nep. Att. 21, 5.
* Absol.: quamobrem tandem non satisfacit?Cic. Fin. 1, 5, 15.—With de: nos plene et statim de eo satis esse facturos,Quint. 4, 5, 18.
* T. t. of business lang., to satisfy, content (by payment or security), to pay or secure a creditor: pecunia petitur ab Hermippo: Hermippus ab Heraclide petit, ipse tamen Fufiis satisfacit absentibus et fidem suam liberat,Cic. Fl. 20, 47: cum de visceribus tuis et filii tui satis facturus sis quibus debes,id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 7: ut si mihi in pecuniā minus satisfecisset, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 2; Caes. B. C. 3, 60 fin.; Dig. 40, 1, 4: omnis pecunia exsoluta esse debet aut eo nomine satisfactum esse: satisfactum autem accipimus, quemadmodum voluit creditor, licet non sit solutum, etc.,ib. 13, 7, 9; so (opp. solvere) ib. 18, 1, 19: Stichus servus meus heredi meo mille nummos si solverit, satisve fecerit, etc.,ib. 40, 4, 41; 40, 7, 39, § 1.—With gen. of the thing: cui ususfructus legatus esset, donec ei totius dotis (sc. nomine) satis fieret, etc.,Dig. 33, 2, 30.
* To give satisfaction (by word or deed); to make amends or reparation; to make excuse; to ask pardon, apologize to a person offended, injured, etc.
* With dat.: aut satisfaciat mihi ille, etc.,Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 8: si Aeduis de injuriis ... item si Allobrogibus satisfaciant,Caes. B. G. 1, 14: deinde reliquae legiones per tribunos militum egerunt, ut Caesari satisfacerent, etc.,id. ib. 1, 41: acceperam jam ante Caesaris litteras, ut mihi satisfieri paterer a te,Cic. Phil. 2, 20, 49.
* To give satisfaction by suffering a penalty: saepe satisfecit praedae venator, Mart. 12, 14, 3.
* With gen.: injuriarum satisfecisti L. Labieno,Auct. Her. 4, 27, 37.
* Absol.: missis ad Caesarem satisfaciundi causā legatis,Caes. B. G. 5, 54: in quā civitate legatus populi Romani aliquā ex parte violatus sit, nisi publice satis factum sit, el civitati bellum indici atque inferri solere,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79: satisfacientes aut supplicantes summittimus (manus),Quint. 11, 3, 115 et saep.