Gratify
verb
To make someone feel happy or satisfied.
She was gratified to see her former students doing well.
Often appears as...
- gratify someone
- gratify a desire
verb
To satisfy a desire or an appetite to the full.
The heavy meal was more than enough to gratify his hunger.
Often appears as...
- gratify a craving
- gratify a need
verb
To make someone feel happy or satisfied.
She was gratified to see her former students doing well.
Often appears as...
- gratify someone
- gratify a desire
verb
To satisfy a desire or an appetite to the full.
The heavy meal was more than enough to gratify his hunger.
Often appears as...
- gratify a craving
- gratify a need
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Feeling
Use 'gratify' when someone's happy because of what you've done.
Your praise really gratified her.
Pro Tip 2/3Achievement Reaction
It's often used when someone feels rewarded after an achievement.
Winning the award gratified the entire team.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Depth
Gratify can imply deep, heartfelt satisfaction, not just casual happiness.
Seeing her project succeed gratified her deeply.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Feeling
Use 'gratify' when someone's happy because of what you've done.
Your praise really gratified her.
Pro Tip 2/3Achievement Reaction
It's often used when someone feels rewarded after an achievement.
Winning the award gratified the entire team.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Depth
Gratify can imply deep, heartfelt satisfaction, not just casual happiness.
Seeing her project succeed gratified her deeply.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Feeling
Use 'gratify' when someone's happy because of what you've done.
Your praise really gratified her.
Pro Tip 2/3Achievement Reaction
It's often used when someone feels rewarded after an achievement.
Winning the award gratified the entire team.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Depth
Gratify can imply deep, heartfelt satisfaction, not just casual happiness.
Seeing her project succeed gratified her deeply.
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How my son's short life...
and it brought my family a lot of peace. And second is if you work with human tissue and you wonder about the donor and about the family, write them a letter. Tell them you received it, tell them what you're working on, and invite them to visit your lab, because that visit may be even more gratifying for you than it is for them.
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Billy Collins: Everyday...
I wrote this after a friend's funeral, but not so much about the friend as something the eulogist kept saying, as all eulogists tend to do, which is how happy the deceased would be to look down and see all of us assembled. And that to me was a bad start to the afterlife, having to witness your own funeral and feel gratified.
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The Two Einsteins:...
was at the top of our list. GIGI The thing that has been so gratifying to watch in Geoffrey's performance of Einstein is the different shadings that he brings to the character-- A lot to consider, I know. GIGI --and the mischievous, humorous side of Einstein without-- I know.
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
I mean, to me, this was it. Life could not get any better. Sweating it out, shooting surfers in these exotic tourist destinations. But there was just this one problem. You see, the more time I spent traveling to these exotic locations, the less gratifying it seemed to be.
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The mad scientist of...
and undefined pictographic glyphs. Now this was a really exciting experience for me. It was gratifying musically, but I think the more important thing is it was exciting because I got to take on another role, especially given that it appeared in a museum,
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How we can help the...
and tackled life's biggest questions together. The result was that the kids really bought into the notion that they were accountable for achieving these college degrees. It was so gratifying to see the kids calling each other and texting each other
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Crocs Eating Dinos PIPE...
crocodiles have claimed their rightful ancient place as versatile vital actors on the dinosaurs stage in a once lost world for those who have had a hand in creating the crocodile time machine the end results are more than gratifying
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If superpowers were...
What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank? For ages, people have craved for answers to these questions, and what unbelievably gratifying way
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How to spark your...
Yeah, I know, the parents in there are worried about it, but it's a good thing! Experimenting is good, and actually I found it extremely gratifying, and I think hopefully it was very life-enriching for them.
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Diversifying the voices...
us and decided to donate 500 copies of our books to libraries in her state because for one reason she wanted to support a female owned business I could tell you about how gratifying it is now
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How my son's short life...
and it brought my family a lot of peace. And second is if you work with human tissue and you wonder about the donor and about the family, write them a letter. Tell them you received it, tell them what you're working on, and invite them to visit your lab, because that visit may be even more gratifying for you than it is for them.
Video examples
Billy Collins: Everyday...
I wrote this after a friend's funeral, but not so much about the friend as something the eulogist kept saying, as all eulogists tend to do, which is how happy the deceased would be to look down and see all of us assembled. And that to me was a bad start to the afterlife, having to witness your own funeral and feel gratified.
Video examples
The Two Einsteins:...
was at the top of our list. GIGI The thing that has been so gratifying to watch in Geoffrey's performance of Einstein is the different shadings that he brings to the character-- A lot to consider, I know. GIGI --and the mischievous, humorous side of Einstein without-- I know.
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
I mean, to me, this was it. Life could not get any better. Sweating it out, shooting surfers in these exotic tourist destinations. But there was just this one problem. You see, the more time I spent traveling to these exotic locations, the less gratifying it seemed to be.
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The mad scientist of...
and undefined pictographic glyphs. Now this was a really exciting experience for me. It was gratifying musically, but I think the more important thing is it was exciting because I got to take on another role, especially given that it appeared in a museum,
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How we can help the...
and tackled life's biggest questions together. The result was that the kids really bought into the notion that they were accountable for achieving these college degrees. It was so gratifying to see the kids calling each other and texting each other
Video examples
Crocs Eating Dinos PIPE...
crocodiles have claimed their rightful ancient place as versatile vital actors on the dinosaurs stage in a once lost world for those who have had a hand in creating the crocodile time machine the end results are more than gratifying
Video examples
If superpowers were...
What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank? For ages, people have craved for answers to these questions, and what unbelievably gratifying way
Video examples
How to spark your...
Yeah, I know, the parents in there are worried about it, but it's a good thing! Experimenting is good, and actually I found it extremely gratifying, and I think hopefully it was very life-enriching for them.
Video examples
Diversifying the voices...
us and decided to donate 500 copies of our books to libraries in her state because for one reason she wanted to support a female owned business I could tell you about how gratifying it is now
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed.
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Freddy Rodriguez
American Actor
I came from the stage so it was a different kind of acting, or a different arena of acting, and I just loved to do it as a kid. It's really gratifying to get to create these different characters and to get to create different voices and to get to wear different clothes.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
In judging of a beautiful statue, the aesthetic faculty is absolutely and completely gratified by the splendid curves of those marble lips that are dumb to our complaint, the noble modelling of those limbs that are powerless to help us.
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Finneas
American Musician
Obviously I'm very grateful 'Bad Guy' is doing so well - it's shocking and surprising and gratifying - but I do think it's important to try to make the next song that people are gonna be excited about.
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Henry Mancini
American Composer
The most immediately gratifying thing about my work is conducting a large orchestra. But the long range payoff is composing because you've written something and it's there forever.
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Frederick Law Olmsted
American Architect
With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying.
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Gurpreet Ghuggi
Indian Actor
It's a gratifying feeling to be in the middle of so many people, speak to them on different issues, meet people from all walks of life in panchayats.
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Evgeny Morozov
Belarusian Writer
A faithful lifehacker would use technology to avoid dead time and move on to the entertaining, more gratifying activities as soon as possible.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.
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Craig Robinson
American Actor
That's the most gratifying thing in the world, helping each other.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed.
Quote examples
Freddy Rodriguez
American Actor
I came from the stage so it was a different kind of acting, or a different arena of acting, and I just loved to do it as a kid. It's really gratifying to get to create these different characters and to get to create different voices and to get to wear different clothes.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
In judging of a beautiful statue, the aesthetic faculty is absolutely and completely gratified by the splendid curves of those marble lips that are dumb to our complaint, the noble modelling of those limbs that are powerless to help us.
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Finneas
American Musician
Obviously I'm very grateful 'Bad Guy' is doing so well - it's shocking and surprising and gratifying - but I do think it's important to try to make the next song that people are gonna be excited about.
Quote examples
Henry Mancini
American Composer
The most immediately gratifying thing about my work is conducting a large orchestra. But the long range payoff is composing because you've written something and it's there forever.
Quote examples
Frederick Law Olmsted
American Architect
With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying.
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Gurpreet Ghuggi
Indian Actor
It's a gratifying feeling to be in the middle of so many people, speak to them on different issues, meet people from all walks of life in panchayats.
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Evgeny Morozov
Belarusian Writer
A faithful lifehacker would use technology to avoid dead time and move on to the entertaining, more gratifying activities as soon as possible.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.
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Craig Robinson
American Actor
That's the most gratifying thing in the world, helping each other.
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