gratify
verb (used with object)
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings.
ungratifiable
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a word derived from
gratify.
Example Sentences
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When an ungratifiable desire is honestly faced and squarely answered, it is modified by other desires, chooses another way of discharge, and ceases to be desire.
From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Josephine A. Jackson
