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
If you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction. Mr. Dambar was gratified by his response. + gratified grati·fied He was gratified to hear that his idea had been confirmed They were gratified that America kept its promise. + gratifying grati·fy·ing We took a chance and we've won. It's very gratifying. + gratification grati·fi·ca·tion He is waiting for them to recognise him and eventually they do, much to his gratification
If you gratify your own or another person's desire, you do what is necessary to please yourself or them. We gratified our friend's curiosity = satisfy + gratification grati·fi·ca·tion sexual gratification
The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart
the act or an instance of satisfying state of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time
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"
[ 'gra-t&-"fI ] (transitive verb.) 1539. From French gratifier Latin gratificare (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”) gratus (“kind, pleasing”) + facere (“to make”).