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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | gratifier, from Latin gratificare 'to make yourself pleasing', from gratus; GRATEFUL |
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grat‧i‧fy
past tense and past participle gratified, present participle gratifying, third person singular gratifies [transitive] formal
past tense and past participle gratified, present participle gratifying, third person singular gratifies [transitive] formal1 [usually passive] to make someone feel pleased and satisfied : He was gratified by Lucy's response.
He was gratified by Lucy's response. be gratified to see/hear/learn etc John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother's health.
John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother's health.2 to satisfy a desire, need etc : She did not propose to gratify Gloria's curiosity any further.
She did not propose to gratify Gloria's curiosity any further. —gratification noun [uncountable and countable] sexual gratification
noun [uncountable and countable] sexual gratification