gratify
verb (used with object)
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings.
gratifiable
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a word derived from
gratify.
Example Sentences
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Man has an instinct for knowledge not gratified nor gratifiable in the present narrow bounds that hedge him in like walls of hewn stone.
From Among the Forces by Henry White Warren
