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gratify
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.gratify (ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪ) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. to satisfy or please2. to yield to or indulge (a desire, whim, etc)3. obsolete to reward[C16: from Latin grātificārī to do a favour to, from grātus grateful + facere to make] ˈgratiˌfier ngrat•i•fy (ˈgræt əˌfaɪ)
v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to give pleasure to (a person) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise gratified us all. 2. to satisfy; indulge: to gratify one's appetites. 3. Archaic. to reward; remunerate. [1350–1400; < Latin grātificāre=grāt(us) pleasing + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy] grat′i•fy`ing, adj. gratify
Past participle: gratified
Gerund: gratifying
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| I gratify | | you gratify | | he/she/it gratifies | | we gratify | | you gratify | | they gratify |
| Preterite |
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| I gratified | | you gratified | | he/she/it gratified | | we gratified | | you gratified | | they gratified |
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| I am gratifying | | you are gratifying | | he/she/it is gratifying | | we are gratifying | | you are gratifying | | they are gratifying |
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| I have gratified | | you have gratified | | he/she/it has gratified | | we have gratified | | you have gratified | | they have gratified |
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| I was gratifying | | you were gratifying | | he/she/it was gratifying | | we were gratifying | | you were gratifying | | they were gratifying |
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| I had gratified | | you had gratified | | he/she/it had gratified | | we had gratified | | you had gratified | | they had gratified |
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| I will gratify | | you will gratify | | he/she/it will gratify | | we will gratify | | you will gratify | | they will gratify |
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| I will have gratified | | you will have gratified | | he/she/it will have gratified | | we will have gratified | | you will have gratified | | they will have gratified |
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| I will be gratifying | | you will be gratifying | | he/she/it will be gratifying | | we will be gratifying | | you will be gratifying | | they will be gratifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been gratifying | | you have been gratifying | | he/she/it has been gratifying | | we have been gratifying | | you have been gratifying | | they have been gratifying |
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| I will have been gratifying | | you will have been gratifying | | he/she/it will have been gratifying | | we will have been gratifying | | you will have been gratifying | | they will have been gratifying |
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| I had been gratifying | | you had been gratifying | | he/she/it had been gratifying | | we had been gratifying | | you had been gratifying | | they had been gratifying |
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| I would gratify | | you would gratify | | he/she/it would gratify | | we would gratify | | you would gratify | | they would gratify |
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| I would have gratified | | you would have gratified | | he/she/it would have gratified | | we would have gratified | | you would have gratified | | they would have gratified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | gratify - make happy or satisfiedsatisfydelight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"please - give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"content - make content; "I am contented" | | 2. | gratify - yield (to); give satisfaction topander, indulgehumor, humour - put into a good moodspree - engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shoppingcater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats - live promiscuously and self-indulgently |
gratifyverb1. please, delight, satisfy, thrill, give pleasure, gladden She was gratified by his response.2. satisfy, feed, fulfil, indulge, humour, cater to, pander to, fawn on He took advantage of these girls to gratify his own lust.gratifyverb1. To give great or keen pleasure to:cheer, delight, enchant, gladden, overjoy, please, pleasure, tickle.Archaic: joy.2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire):appease, content, fulfill, indulge, satisfy.3. To comply with the wishes or ideas of (another):cater, humor, indulge.TranslationscontentergratifiersatisfairesoddisfaresoddisfazioneappagarecompiaceregratificareIdiomsSeegratify (one's) desiresgratify
Synonyms for gratifyverb pleaseSynonyms- please
- delight
- satisfy
- thrill
- give pleasure
- gladden
verb satisfySynonyms- satisfy
- feed
- fulfil
- indulge
- humour
- cater to
- pander to
- fawn on
Synonyms for gratifyverb to give great or keen pleasure toSynonyms- cheer
- delight
- enchant
- gladden
- overjoy
- please
- pleasure
- tickle
- joy
verb to grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire)Synonyms- appease
- content
- fulfill
- indulge
- satisfy
verb to comply with the wishes or ideas of (another)SynonymsSynonyms for gratifyverb make happy or satisfiedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb yield (to)SynonymsRelated Words- humor
- humour
- spree
- cater
- ply
- provide
- supply
- sow one's oats
- sow one's wild oats
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