gratify en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
Etymology
From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).
Meanings
- (transitive) To please.
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(transitive) To make content; to satisfy.
gratify the voters
gratify the critics
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gratifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gratified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gratified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gratifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
fluster · disquiet · dissatisfy · anger · discontent
Deriveds
gratifying · gratification · gratifiability · regratify · overgratify · gratifiable
Synonyms
beatify · gratify · captivate · gladden someone's heart · gratify · warm someone's heart · supply · blissen · cater · jollify · gladden · warm the cockles of someone's heart · begladden · appease · teem · cherish · light up · mollify · gay · placate · placate · amuse · measure up · suit · provide · conciliate · exhilarate · rejoice · delight · entertain · propitiate · sate · compensate · fill · abound · make someone's day · humor · satiate · raise someone's spirits · fulfill · conciliate · bright · gladden · content · quench · please · turn the frown upside down · serve · delight · elate · elate · fain · cheer up · hearten · indulge · score · assuage · enrapture · cloy · fetch · suffice · humour · flatter · fascinate · perk up · please · happify · exuberate · rejoice · happy · enbliss · elevate · happify · pacify · upcheer · cheer · slake · laetificate
Translations (30)
pt gratificar (to please) · ru удовлетворя́ть (to make content, satisfy) · fi ilahduttaa (to please) · bg удовлетворявам (to please) · la iuvo (to please) · mi whakatūtataki (to make content, satisfy) · bg задоволявам (to please) · ru угоди́ть (to please) · cmn 使/讓（……）滿足 /使/让（……）满足 (to make content, satisfy) · mi whakawaireka (to please) · sv tillfredsställa (to make content, satisfy) · fr gratifier (to please) · bg доставям удоволствие (to make content, satisfy) · mi whakawaireka (to make content, satisfy) · ru удовлетвори́ть (to make content, satisfy) · ja 満足させる (to make content, satisfy) · ru угожда́ть (to please) · pt gratificar (to make content, satisfy) · fr gratifier (to make content, satisfy) · hy գոհացնել (to please) · ja 満たす (to make content, satisfy) · cmn 使/讓（……）高興 /使/让（……）高兴 (to please) · fi tyydyttää (to make content, satisfy) · fi miellyttää (to please) · ca gratificar (to make content, satisfy) · ca gratificar (to please) · ota تطمین ایتمك (to make content, satisfy) · ota اقناع ایتمك (to make content, satisfy) · ru ублажа́ть (to please) · ru ублажи́ть (to please)