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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gratify \Grat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr &
vb n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari gratus
pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make See {-fy}.]
1. To please; to give pleasure to to satisfy; to soothe; to
indulge; as to gratify the taste, the appetite, the
senses the desires, the mind, etc
For who would die to gratify a foe? --Dryden.
2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
It remains . . . To gratify his noble service.
--Shak.
Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
Usage: To {Gratify}, {Indulge}, {Humor.} Gratify, is the
generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure
communicated. To indulge a person implies that we
concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses
which he could not claim, and which had better,
perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to
the varying moods, and perhaps, caprices, of others
We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a
large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on
such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and
exacting.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
gratifying
adj 1: giving pleasure or satisfaction [syn: {appreciated}, {pleasing},
{satisfying}]
2: occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"
3: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn: {sweet}]
4: affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was
enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of
happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing
makes a book more pleasurable to read" [syn: {enjoyable},
{pleasurable}]
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