gratify

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To please.
  2. (transitive) To make content; to satisfy.

Opposite of
anger, disquiet, fluster, discontent, dissatisfy
Synonyms

satisfy
C1
please
A1
content
B2
indulge
C2
delight
C1
satiate
gladden
humor
B2
oblige
C2
meet with
sate
flatter
C1
entertain
C1
pleasure
A2
amuse
C2
assuage
49k

be lenient

fulfil
C2
fulfill
C1
mollify
pander
44k
remunerate
reward
B2
suffice
C2
thank
A1
get
A1
compensate
C2
cheer up
charm
B2
ingratiate
joy
B1
😂

make glad

cater
20k
suit
B1
attain
C2
accommodate
C2
appreciate
A2
appease
22k

give pleasure

repay
C1

yield to

appeal
B2
allay
acknowledge
C1
slake
soothe
C2
embolden
console
C1
exhilarate
feast
B2
Translations

befriedigen
satisfaire
satisfacer
satisfazer
complacer
appagare
contenter
contentare
bevredigen
voldoen
soddisfare
accontentare
zufriedenstellen
paaien

tegemoetkomen aan

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
Etymology

From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).

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