satisfice /ˈsætɪsfaɪs/ verb2 •Of human behavior: to make a choice that suffices to fulfill the minimum requirements to achieve an objective, without special regard for utility maximization or optimization of one's preferences.Evidently, organisms adapt well enough to ‘satisfice’; they do not, in general, ‘optimize’. — 1956 •(no longer used) To satisfy. formssatisficed · satisficing · satisfices