gratify
Meaning
- (transitive) To please.
- (transitive) To make content; to satisfy.
Opposite of
anger, disquiet, fluster, discontent, dissatisfy
Synonyms
be lenient
make glad
give pleasure
yield to
Translations
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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