Gratify
11gratify — gratifiable, adj. gratifiedly /grat euh fuy id lee, fuyd /, adv. gratifier, n. /grat euh fuy /, v.t., gratified, gratifying. 1. to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will… …
12gratify — verb Gratify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑desire …
13gratify — grat|i|fy [ˈgrætıfaı] v past tense and past participle gratified present participle gratifying third person singular gratifies [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: gratifier, from Latin gratificare to make yourself pleasing , from… …
14gratify — grat|i|fy [ grætı,faı ] verb transitive FORMAL usually passive to make someone feel pleased or satisfied: She was gratified to learn that her advice was of some use. gratify someone s desire/need/curiosity etc. FORMAL to give someone what they… …
15gratify — [[t]græ̱tɪfaɪ[/t]] gratifies, gratifying, gratified 1) VERB If you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction. [FORMAL] [be V ed] Mr. Dambar was gratified by his response. [Also V n] Derived words: gratified ADJ GRADED oft… …
16gratify — obsolete Scottish to bribe Literally, to please or indulge: People were still obliged to gratify the keepers for any access they had to visit or minister to their friends. (Wodrow, 1721) …
17gratify — verb (T) formal 1 be gratified to feel pleased and satisfied: I was very gratified to hear how much they liked my work. 2 to satisfy a desire: Hoping to gratify my curiosity, I opened the door. gratification, noun (C, U) …
18gratify — grat•i•fy [[t]ˈgræt əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to give pleasure to (a person) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise gratified us all[/ex] 2) to satisfy; indulge: to gratify one s appetites[/ex] 3) archaic to …
19gratify someone's desire — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify …
20gratify someone's need — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify …
