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grat·i·fy  (grt-f)
tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·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 grtificr : grtus, pleasing; see gwer-2 in Indo-European roots + -ficr, -fy.]

grati·fier n.
grati·fying adj.
grati·fying·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gratified - having received what was desired
pleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure
Translations
gratified
adj gratified [ˈgrӕtifaid]
pleased I was gratified at the response to my letter. verheug راضٍ، مَسْرور удовлетворен potěšený glad erfreut ικανοποιημένος satisfecho, contento rõõmus خشنود mielissään content שׂבַע רָצוֹן खुश zadovoljan kielégített senang ánægður gratificato 喜んで 만족한 nudžiugęs, patenkintas iepriecināts; apmierināts puas hati blij met, tevreden met glad zadowolony contente mulţu­mit довольный potešený zadovoljen zadovoljan glad, belåten ซึ่งสำนึกในบุญคุณ memnun 滿意的 задоволений مسرور ہونا hài lòng
adj gratifying
causing pleasure or satisfaction a gratifying result. bevredigende, aangename مُرْضٍ ، سار удовлетворяващо potěšitelný glædelig erfreulich ικανοποιητικός gratificante meeldiv خشنود کننده ilahduttava (très) agréable מַשׂבִּיע רָצוֹן सुखद zadovoljavajuć örömet okozó menyenangkan ánægjulegur, fullnægjandi gratificante 満足できる 만족스러운 džiuginantis iepriecinošs; apmierinošs memuaskan hati prettig; bevredigend oppmuntrende, gledelig zadawalający satisfatório plăcut; plin de satis­facţii обнадёживающий potešiteľný, radostný razveseljiv zadovoljavajući tillfredsställande, glädjande, angenäm น่าพอใจ sevindirici 令人滿意的 утішний اطمینان بخش làm hài lòng


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The Ape and all his court, gratified with the lie, commanded that a handsome present be given to the flatterer.
I shall ever despise the man who can be gratified by the passion which he never wished to inspire, nor solicited the avowal of.
On the part of the audience there was the feeling of impatience gratified which one experiences at the theatre at the end of the last entr'acte of the comedy, when the curtain rises and the conclusion is about to begin.
 
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