Gratify
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To please. transitive
- 2 yield (to); give satisfaction to wordnet
- 3 To make content; to satisfy. transitive
"gratify the critics"
- 4 make happy or satisfied wordnet
Example
More examples"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
Etymology
From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).