gratify

tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See synonyms at please.
2. To give what is desired to; indulge: gratified her curiosity.
3. Archaic. To reward.

[Middle English gratifien, to favor, from Latin grātificārī : grātus, pleasing + -ficārī, -fy.]

gratifier grat'i·fi'er n.
gratifying grat'i·fy'ing adj.
gratifyingly grat'i·fy'ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To give great or keen pleasure to: cheer, delight, enchant, gladden, overjoy, please, pleasure, tickle. Archaic joy. See happy/unhappy, like/dislike.
2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): appease, content, fulfill, indulge, satisfy. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To comply with the wishes or ideas of (another): cater, humor, indulge. See resist/yield.

v

Definition: give pleasure; satisfy
Antonyms: annoy, disappoint, displease, dissatisfy, disturb, frustrate, offend, pain, upset

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IN BRIEF: To please or satisfy.

Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. — Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - glæde, tilfredsstille, give efter for

Nederlands (Dutch)
plezier doen, bevredigen, belonen

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire plaisir à (qn), satisfaire (un désir, un caprice)

Deutsch (German)
v. - erfreuen, befriedigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευχαριστώ, ικανοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
ricompensare, gratificare, compiacere, soddisfare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - gratificar, agradar, encantar

Русский (Russian)
удовлетворять, радовать, потворствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - agradar, gustar, dar gusto, satisfacer, gratificar, complacer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillfredsställa, belöna (åld.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使满足

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使滿足

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기쁘게 하다, 만족시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 喜ばせる, 満足させる, 満たす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبسط, يسر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השביע רצון, גרם עונג, סיפק‬

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