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Word: Gratify
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make pleasing’): from French gratifier or Latin gratificari ‘give or do as a favour’, from gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡratɪfʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction
Short Definition:give someone pleasure or satisfaction
Examples:- she was gratified to see the shock in Jim's eyes
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