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verb
- 1. give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction: "she was gratified to see the shock in Jim's eyes" Similar Opposite
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GRATIFY definition: 1. to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need: 2. to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or…. Learn more.
The meaning of GRATIFY is to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to. How to use gratify in a sentence. Did you know?
To gratify is to satisfy. Bringing home an A in math would gratify your math tutor. Gratify can also mean to give in. You probably shouldn't gratify your urge to scream in class. Gratify comes from the Latin gratificari, "oblige," and gratus, "pleasing." The word still carries those meanings.
GRATIFY meaning: 1. to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need: 2. to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or…. Learn more.
If you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction. He was gratified to hear that his idea had been confirmed. They were gratified that America kept its promise. We took a chance and we've won. It's very gratifying. ...a gratifying development.
Define gratify. gratify synonyms, gratify pronunciation, gratify translation, English dictionary definition of gratify. tr.v. grat·i·fied , grat·i·fy·ing , grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: My good grades gratify my parents.
Gratify definition: to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings. See examples of GRATIFY used in a sentence.
A complete guide to the word "GRATIFY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
gratify something (formal) to satisfy a wish, need, etc. He only gave his consent in order to gratify her wishes.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb gratify, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
