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Meanings of gratify in English

Portuguese
agradar
Catalan
satisfer
Spanish
gratificar

To give pleasure to; to make happy or satisfied.

      agradar
      Spanish
      complacer

      Yield (to); give satisfaction to.

            complacer
            Usage of gratify in English
            1
            Actors in general share in this sentiment or strive to gratify it.
            Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
            2
            The little hit did not seem in the least to gratify her.
            The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 / Devoted ...
            3
            The offerings they make fail to gratify the deities and the Pitris.
            The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
            4
            I had an opportunity to gratify this instinct just the other night.
            Down There
            5
            I am near fifty-three; I have neither ambition nor interest to gratify.
            The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
            6
            And at the concert he perverted the text to gratify his vanity.
            Chapters of Opera / Being historical and critical observations a...
            7
            No, darling; it always gives me pleasure to gratify my dear children.
            Elsie's Womanhood
            8
            Woman is regarded as only a plaything to gratify the animal caprice.
            The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or,...
            9
            She would not gratify him by showing any interest in his whereabouts.
            A Texas Ranger
            10
            You have found a chance to gratify your taste in this trip.
            Atlantida
            11
            Be thine ambition human, and I can gratify it to the full.
            Zicci: A Tale — Volume 02
            12
            Apples and the fruits of colder climes also promise to gratify expectation.
            A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
            13
            He will be wealthy, and in a position to gratify any whim.
            The Upton Letters
            14
            Indeed, I seek to gratify thee by bending my head in reverence.
            The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
            15
            The surgeon understood her wishes, and proceeded at once to gratify them.
            The Spy
            16
            The instant a wish occurs to me, I rush to gratify it.
            The Damnation of Theron Ware
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