Synonyms for gratify
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : grat-uh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræt əˌfaɪ |
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Définition of gratify
Origin :- c.1400, "to bestow grace upon;" 1530s, "to show gratitude to," from French gratifier (16c.) or directly from Latin gratificari "to do favor to, oblige, gratify," from gratus "pleasing" (see grace) + root of facere "make, do, perform" (see factitious). Meaning "to give pleasure to" is from 1560s. Related: Gratified; gratifying.
- verb give pleasure; satisfy
- I then repelled that curiosity, for my mind was not in a situation to gratify it.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- It would be a poor thing to gratify a prejudice against him.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Why should we cultivate talents merely to gratify the caprice of tyrants?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I did not feel disposed to gratify her curiosity, and said I did not know yet what I should do.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- But you see Sir Peter adores me so that he hastens to gratify my smallest wish.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- They in truth even vouchsafed to gratify us with the sight of the battle.
- Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
- And you, madam, the disposition to gratify his hopes, I fancy.
- Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low
- Nature has given us passions, and youth and opportunity stimulate to gratify them.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- What a feast it will be when you are able to gratify ambition to satiety!
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- He was certainly not the child who would ever gratify her vanities.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for gratify
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