gratifier


grat·i·fy

G0237600 (grăt′ə-fī′)tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: My good grades gratify my parents. See Synonyms at please.2. To give in to (a desire); indulge: He gratified his curiosity by going to the exhibit.3. Archaic To reward.
[Middle English gratifien, to favor, from Latin grātificārī : grātus, pleasing; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots + -ficārī, -fy.]
grat′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.grat′i·fi′er n.grat′i·fy′ing adj.grat′i·fy′ing·ly adv.