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Gratify is defined as to please or give into something.

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An example of to gratify means to give into a craving for a hot fudge sundae.

See gratify in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to give pleasure or satisfaction
to give in to; indulge; humor
Archaic to reward

Origin: Fr gratifier < L gratificare, gratificari, to oblige, please < gratus, pleasing (see grace) + -ficare, -fy

Related Forms:

gratifier noun
gratifying adjective
gratifyingly adverb

See gratify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies

To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please.
To give what is desired to; indulge: gratified her curiosity.
Archaic To reward.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gratifien, to favor

Origin: , from Latin grātificārī

Origin: : grātus, pleasing; see g^werə-² in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -ficārī, -fy

Related Forms:

gratˈi·fiˌer noun

gratˈi·fyˌing adjective

gratˈi·fyˌing·ly adverb

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