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gratify
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
gratifies; gratified; gratifying
gratifies; gratified; gratifying
Learner's definition of GRATIFY
[+ object] formal
1
: to make (someone) happy or satisfied使高兴；使满意 — often used as (be) gratified常用作(be) gratified
- A guilty verdict would gratify the victim's relatives.有罪判决会让受害者亲属满意。
- It gratifies [=pleases] me to see how well the book is doing.看到这本书的销量不错，我感到很开心。
- He's gratified by the response he's been getting.他对得到的回应感到满意。
2
: to do or give whatever is wanted or demanded by (someone or something)满足；纵容
- He's only concerned with gratifying his own desires.他只在乎满足自己的欲望。
- gratify a whim满足一时冲动的念头
- I'll be happy to gratify [=satisfy] your curiosity.我很乐意满足你的好奇心。
[noncount] [count]
- He's only concerned with selfish gratification of his own desires.他只在乎对自身欲望的自私的满足。
- Her life now offers few gratifications. [=few sources of satisfaction or pleasure]她现在的生活几乎没有什么欣慰之事。
— gratified
adjective [more gratified; most gratified]- He's very/highly gratified that his students have done so well.学生们表现出色，他很高兴。
- She was gratified to see her ideas become so widely accepted.她为自己的观点获得广泛认同而感到欣慰。
Did you know?
A gratifying experience is quietly pleasing or satisfying. But gratifying an impulse means giving in to it, which isn't always such a good idea, and "instant gratification" of every desire will result in a life based on junk food and worse. Truly gratifying experiences and accomplishments usually are the result of time and effort.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
A guilty verdict would gratify the victim's relatives. He's only concerned with gratifying his own desires.
Recent Examples on the Web The new brain technologies can regulate behavior and thought in ways that, bioethicist Sara Goering notes, would gratify advertisers. 
Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 But it’s the houses that surprise visitors and gratify us, even if they can only be glimpsed from a street or a sidewalk. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The student will probably lie and say that the boy-in-mind had finally broken his statue pose, maybe shown some emotion like fear, the better to gratify Shara. Han Ong, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Brooks didn’t know how to gratify his master, and therefore was killed. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 Benedetta and Bartolomea awaken and gratify each other’s desires, at times making strategic use of a sacred figurine that has been retooled to heighten their pleasure and, of course, to offend those with more parochial sensibilities in the audience. Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021 Jennifer’s literal survival depends (for supernatural reasons) on her ability to gratify her vampiric, cannibalistic hungers, and thus to pursue her revenge plot unimpeded. Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021 Protecting the liberty of the people ranks lower than the legislators’ desire to gratify their own vain ambitions by doling out privileges and cash. Lance Christensen, National Review, 14 May 2021 Each camp of Democrats thus has a responsibility to learn from, if not gratify, the other. Michael Kazin, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2021 See More
Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 But it’s the houses that surprise visitors and gratify us, even if they can only be glimpsed from a street or a sidewalk. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The student will probably lie and say that the boy-in-mind had finally broken his statue pose, maybe shown some emotion like fear, the better to gratify Shara. Han Ong, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Brooks didn’t know how to gratify his master, and therefore was killed. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 Benedetta and Bartolomea awaken and gratify each other’s desires, at times making strategic use of a sacred figurine that has been retooled to heighten their pleasure and, of course, to offend those with more parochial sensibilities in the audience. Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021 Jennifer’s literal survival depends (for supernatural reasons) on her ability to gratify her vampiric, cannibalistic hungers, and thus to pursue her revenge plot unimpeded. Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021 Protecting the liberty of the people ranks lower than the legislators’ desire to gratify their own vain ambitions by doling out privileges and cash. Lance Christensen, National Review, 14 May 2021 Each camp of Democrats thus has a responsibility to learn from, if not gratify, the other. Michael Kazin, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French gratifier, from Latin gratificari to show kindness to, from gratus + -ificari, passive of -ificare -ify
First Known Use
1539, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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