| VERB | emotion | gratify, satisfy | make happy or satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | gratify, pander, indulge | yield (to) |
| Sounds | grae'tahfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | make happy or satisfied. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to gratify Sue | |
| Synonym | satisfy | |
| Narrower | content | make content |
| please, delight | Give pleasure to or be pleasing to | |
| please | Give satisfaction | |
| Opposite | dissatisfy | fail to satisfy |
| Spanish | complacer, gratificar, gustar, satisfacer | |
| Catalan | complaure, gratificar, satisfer | |
| Nouns | gratification | the act or an instance of satisfying |
| gratification | state of being gratified or satisfied | |
| Meaning | Yield (to) ; give satisfaction to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | Sam cannot gratify Sue | |
| Synonyms | pander, indulge | |
| Narrower | humor, humour | put into a good mood |
| sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats | Live promiscuously and self-indulgently | |
| spree | Engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping | |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| Spanish | complacer, consentir, satisfacer, sucumbir | |
| Nouns | gratification | the act or an instance of satisfying |
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