Gratify
31gratify — v 1. satisfy, fulfill, content, make content, make one feel good, do one s heart good; please, give pleasure to, delight, make happy, warm the cockles of one s heart. 2. indulge, give in to, comply with; humor, pacify, appease, mollify, soothe;… …
32gratify — grat·i·fy …
33gratify — [ˈgrætɪˌfaɪ] verb [T] formal to make someone feel pleased or satisfied gratification [ˌgrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
34gratify — v.tr. ( fies, fied) 1 a please, delight. b please by compliance; assent to the wish of. 2 indulge in or yield to (a feeling or desire). Derivatives: gratification n. gratifier n. gratifying adj. gratifyingly adv. Etymology: F gratifier or L… …
35Gratified — Gratify Grat i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus pleasing + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] 1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as,… …
36Gratifying — Gratify Grat i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus pleasing + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] 1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as,… …
37give satisfaction — gratify, please, satisfy …
38satiate with pleasure — gratify with enjoyment, satisfy with delight …
39pander to — gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or habit). → pander …
40gratification — gratify ► VERB (gratifies, gratified) 1) give pleasure or satisfaction. 2) indulge or satisfy (a desire). DERIVATIVES gratification noun gratifier noun gratifying adjective. ORIGIN …