gratify
verb (used with object)
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings.
gratifies
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present tense formof gratify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This outcome is rare in the contemporary dating scene, but “Heated Rivalry” gratifies the hope that such a future is possible.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
We're not in the same sport exactly, but it's the same milieu, and the fact that tour players know who I am and respect what I do gratifies me to no end.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 13, 2018
If he gratifies his ego by smashing balls with his driver, Day has gotten better by putting in the work around the greens.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2016
The appeal of superhero movies derives from a primal mythological power that taps into similar nerve centers to those that religion gratifies.
From The New Yorker ● May 14, 2015
It saves them the trouble of thinking; it gratifies their ill-humour, and keeps off ennui!
From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt
