Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
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Gratify
//ˈɡrætɪfaɪ//
Synonyms for "gratify" (131 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 12 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- գոհացնել verb (to please)
Bulgarian
3 entries- доставям удоволствие verb (to make content, satisfy)
- задоволявам verb (to please)
- удовлетворявам verb (to please)
Catalan
2 entries- gratificar verb (to please)
- gratificar verb (to make content, satisfy)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 使/讓（……）滿足 /使/让（……）满足 verb (to make content, satisfy)
- 使/讓（……）高興 /使/让（……）高兴 verb (to please)
Finnish
3 entries- ilahduttaa verb (to please)
- miellyttää verb (to please)
- tyydyttää verb (to make content, satisfy)
French
2 entries- gratifier verb (to please)
- gratifier verb (to make content, satisfy)
Japanese
2 entries- 満たす verb (to make content, satisfy)
- 満足させる verb (to make content, satisfy)
Latin
1 entries- iuvo verb (to please)
Māori
3 entries- whakatūtataki verb (to make content, satisfy)
- whakawaireka verb (to please)
- whakawaireka verb (to make content, satisfy)
Portuguese
2 entries- gratificar verb (to please)
- gratificar verb (to make content, satisfy)
Russian
4 entries- ублажа́ть verb (to please)
- ублажи́ть verb (to please)
- угоди́ть verb (to please)
- угожда́ть verb (to please)
Swedish
1 entries- tillfredsställa verb (to make content, satisfy)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
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She took the job only to gratify her husband.
Source: tatoeba (8116385)
Mary did it only to gratify Tom.
Source: tatoeba (8977178)
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