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gratify

[grat-uh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

gratified, gratifying 
  1. 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: , ,
  2. to satisfy; indulge; humor, as one's desires or appetites.

  3. Obsolete.to reward; remunerate.



gratify

/ ˈɡæɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to satisfy or please

  2. to yield to or indulge (a desire, whim, etc)

  3. obsoleteto reward

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word 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
  • ˈپˌھ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gratify1

1350–1400; Middle English gratifien < Latin پھ, equivalent to ( us ) pleasing + -i- -i- + -fy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gratify1

C16: from Latin ificārī to do a favour to, from us grateful + facere to make
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Synonym Study

See humor.
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Example Sentences

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Does the work you do now gratify you any differently than it did when you were starting out?

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“Obviously it’s a piece of history, and one Jim’s family wanted there on his grave, so it’s gratifying to see that it’s been recovered,” they added.

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It was very gratifying to find out, but then also a relief that I could undo what I had done.

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“It is the most gratifying flying you’ll ever do as a pilot,” he told Pet Vet Sales, a pet business broker and consulting firm.

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I understand that Trump is currently demanding that his staff keep bringing him more executive orders every day because he finds handing down diktats from on high so gratifying.

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