gratify
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.
to satisfy; indulge; humor, as one's desires or appetites.
Obsolete. to reward; remunerate.
Origin of gratify
1synonym study For gratify
Other words for gratify
Other words from gratify
- grat·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
- grat·i·fi·ed·ly [grat-uh-fahy-id-lee, -fahyd-], /ˈgræt əˌfaɪ ɪd li, -ˌfaɪd-/, adverb
- grat·i·fi·er, noun
- o·ver·grat·i·fy, verb (used with object), o·ver·grat·i·fied, o·ver·grat·i·fy·ing.
- pre·grat·i·fy, verb (used with object), pre·grat·i·fied, pre·grat·i·fy·ing.
- su·per·grat·i·fy, verb (used with object), su·per·grat·i·fied, su·per·grat·i·fy·ing.
- un·grat·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
- un·grat·i·fied, adjective
- well-grat·i·fied, adjective
Words that may be confused with gratify
- grateful, gratified
Words Nearby gratify
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How to use gratify in a sentence
Most of the meddlers in our lives do it to gratify their own egos or because they mistakenly believe they are helping.
He carried tales, told lies, and tried to make trouble, for no reason but to gratify his inclinations.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIn the autumn of this year I was able to gratify my taste for travel by a longer excursion than usual.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowOf refined tastes, including a penchant for blue china, being a thriving bachelor, he was able to gratify them.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowNorman's face was a sight, as he stood holding Aubrey in his arms, to gratify the child's impatience.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
In short, he may gratify his every whim and fancy, without a pang of reposing conscience, or the least jostle of his self-respect.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for gratify
/ (ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪ) /
to satisfy or please
to yield to or indulge (a desire, whim, etc)
obsolete to reward
Origin of gratify
1Derived forms of gratify
- gratifier, noun
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