gratify
Syllables: grat·i·fy/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
gratify verb: to please.
Verb
gratify (third-person singular simple present gratifies, present participle gratifying, simple past and past participle gratified)
- To please.
- To make content; to satisfy.
- gratify the critics
- gratify the voters
- Synonyms:
- conciliate, placate, abound, amuse, appease, assuage, captivate, cater, cloy, compensate
- Antonyms:
- discontent, dissatisfy
gratify meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
gratify in Tamil
- மனநிறைவளி, மகிழ்வூட்டு
gratify in Urdu
- دل جوئی کرنا, کام آنا, خوشی دینا, تمناؤں کو پورا کرنا, تسکین دینا
gratify in Bengali
- সন্তুষ্ট করা, আনন্দ দেওয়া, পরিতৃপ্ত করা
gratify in Malayalam
- ആഹ്ലാദിപ്പിക്കുക, തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക, പരിതോഷിപ്പിക്കുക, രമിപ്പിക്കുക, സാന്ത്വനപ്പെടുത്തുക
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- gratify in Kannada
- ತೃಪ್ತಿಕೊಡು, ಸಂತೋಷಪಡಿಸು, ಆನಂದಗೊಳಿಸು, ತಣಿಸು
- gratify in Sanskrit
- छन्द् chand, म्रेड् mreḍ
Examples of gratify in a sentence
- They must be taken with an air of contempt, a floccinaucinihilipilification of all that can gratify the outward man.
- Unlike reaction formation, which also gives to the object what the self desires, altruism leaves the self at least partly gratified.
- This will gratify your longing for a tasty munchie.
Synonyms of gratify
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- content
- delight
- elate
- enbliss
- exhilarate
- happy
- hearten
- jollify
- light up
- make someone's day
- perk up
- please
- raise someone's spirits
- rejoice
- turn the frown upside down
- warm someone's heart
- warm the cockles of someone's heart
- conciliate
- placate
- abound
- amuse
- appease
- assuage
- captivate
- cater
- cloy
- compensate
- entertain
- exuberate
- fascinate
Antonyms
Forms of gratify
| third-person singular present | gratifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | gratifying |
| past participle | gratified |
| past | gratified |
Origin of gratify
From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).
Words formed from gratify
Questions about gratify
- What does gratify mean?
- Gratify means to please.
- What is gratify in Tamil?
- Gratify in Tamil is மனநிறைவளி, மகிழ்வூட்டு. See Gratify meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gratify?
- Gratify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce gratify?
- Gratify is pronounced /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/.
- What is the past tense of gratify?
- The past tense of gratify is gratified.
Words near gratify in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gratify (page history and authors); gratify (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gratify (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Gratify (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gratify (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gratify (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); छन्द् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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