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 Definitions of gratify  [ˈgræt əˌfaɪ]  

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Definition of 'gratify' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) gratify
to give pleasure to (a person) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings:
Her praise gratified us all.

2.  gratify
to satisfy; indulge:
to gratify one's appetites.

3.  gratify
Archaic. to reward; remunerate.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; < L grātificāre=grāt(us) pleasing +-i- -i - +-ficāre -fy)

Definition of 'gratify' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) satisfy, gratify
make happy or satisfied

2. (verb) gratify, pander, indulge
yield (to); give satisfaction to


Definition of 'gratify' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) gratify
to please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc

2. (verb) gratify
to requite; to recompense



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