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gratify.

To please.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
  1. To please.

    transitive
  2. To make content; to satisfy.

    transitive
    gratify the critics
    gratify the voters
Where this word comes from

From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).

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