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gratify
What does gratify mean?
gratify (verb): to make content; to satisfy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce gratify?
/ˈɡɹætəˌfaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gratify come from?
From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of gratify?
Words related to gratify
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “gratify”?
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What does “gratify” mean?
express or state indirectly
Not quite: that's what imply means.
make small or insignificant
Not quite: that's what minimize means.
to make content; to satisfy
Right! That's what “gratify” means.
to throw so as to turn over
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Which word is closest in meaning to “gratify”?
warrant
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qualify
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satisfy
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deposit
Not quite: deposit means something else.
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