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Meanings of
gratify
in English
Portuguese
agradar
Catalan
satisfer
Spanish
gratificar
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To give pleasure to; to make happy or satisfied.
please
delight
satisfy
dissatisfy
Portuguese
agradar
Spanish
complacer
Back to the meaning
Yield (to); give satisfaction to.
indulge
pander
Spanish
complacer
Usage of
gratify
in English
1
Actors in general share in this sentiment or strive to
gratify
it.
2
The little hit did not seem in the least to
gratify
her.
3
The offerings they make fail to
gratify
the deities and the Pitris.
4
I had an opportunity to
gratify
this instinct just the other night.
5
I am near fifty-three; I have neither ambition nor interest to
gratify
.
6
And at the concert he perverted the text to
gratify
his vanity.
7
No, darling; it always gives me pleasure to
gratify
my dear children.
8
Woman is regarded as only a plaything to
gratify
the animal caprice.
9
She would not
gratify
him by showing any interest in his whereabouts.
10
You have found a chance to
gratify
your taste in this trip.
11
Be thine ambition human, and I can
gratify
it to the full.
12
Apples and the fruits of colder climes also promise to
gratify
expectation.
13
He will be wealthy, and in a position to
gratify
any whim.
14
Indeed, I seek to
gratify
thee by bending my head in reverence.
15
The surgeon understood her wishes, and proceeded at once to
gratify
them.
16
The instant a wish occurs to me, I rush to
gratify
it.
Other examples for "gratify"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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gratify
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
gratify curiosity
gratify the deities
gratify a whim
gratify revenge
gratify every wish
More collocations
Translations for
gratify
Portuguese
agradar
satisfazer
Catalan
satisfer
complaure
Spanish
gratificar
complacer
satisfacer
consentir
Gratify
through the time
Gratify
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare