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gratify

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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.

gratify
Verb
[-fies, -fying, -fied]
1. to satisfy or please (someone)
2. to yield to (a desire or whim): all his wishes were to be gratified [Latin gratus grateful + facere to make]
gratification n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.gratify - make happy or satisfied
delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
please - give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"
content - make content; "I am contented"
2.gratify - yield (to); give satisfaction to
humor, humour - put into a good mood
spree - engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats - live promiscuously and self-indulgently

gratify
verb please, delight, satisfy, thrill, give pleasure, gladden
Translations
gratify [ˈgrætɪfaɪ] vtcomplacer [+ whim]; satisfacer
gratify [ˈgrætɪfaɪ] vtfaire plaisir à [+ whim]; satisfaire
gratify [ˈgrætɪfaɪ] vt (please) → erfreuen;
(satisfy) → befriedigen
gratify [ˈgrætɪfaɪ] vtappagare [+ whim]; soddisfare


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Altho' I cannot agree with you in supposing that I shall never again be exposed to Misfortunes as unmerited as those I have already experienced, yet to avoid the imputation of Obstinacy or ill-nature, I will gratify the curiosity of your daughter; and may the fortitude with which I have suffered the many afflictions of my past Life, prove to her a useful lesson for the support of those which may befall her in her own.
For men are not guilty of crimes for necessaries only (for which he thinks an equality of goods would be a sufficient remedy, as they would then have no occasion to steal cold or hunger), but that they may enjoy what the desire, and not wish for it in vain; for if their desire extend beyond the common necessaries of life, they were be wicked to gratify them; and not only so, but if their wishes point that way, they will do the same to enjoy those pleasures which are free from the alloy of pain.
You needed them; I know that from Thedora herself, and it will always be a particular pleasure to me to gratify you in anything.
 
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