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gratify
[grat-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings.
Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
Synonyms: , ,to satisfy; indulge; humor, as one's desires or appetites.
Obsolete.Ģżto reward; remunerate.
gratify
/ ĖÉ”°łĆ¦³ŁÉŖĖ“Ś²¹ÉŖ /
verb
to satisfy or please
to yield to or indulge (a desire, whim, etc)
obsoleteĢżto reward
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- gratifiable adjective
- gratifiedly adverb
- gratifier noun
- overgratify verb (used with object)
- pregratify verb (used with object)
- supergratify verb (used with object)
- ungratifiable adjective
- ungratified adjective
- well-gratified adjective
- Ė²µ°ł²¹³Ł¾±Ė“Ś¾±±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of gratify1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
āYou can see when thereās a yard nobody is taking care of, and the workers come and convert that yard into something beautiful, thatās gratifying for them.ā
Does the work you do now gratify you any differently than it did when you were starting out?
āObviously itās a piece of history, and one Jimās family wanted there on his grave, so itās gratifying to see that itās been recovered,ā they added.
It was very gratifying to find out, but then also a relief that I could undo what I had done.
āIt is the most gratifying flying youāll ever do as a pilot,ā he told Pet Vet Sales, a pet business broker and consulting firm.
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