gratifying

Variant of gratify

gratify definition

grati·fy (grat′i fī′)

transitive verb gratified -·fied′, gratifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to give pleasure or satisfaction
  2. to give in to; indulge; humor
  3. Archaic to reward

Etymology: Fr gratifier < L gratificare, gratificari, to oblige, please < gratus, pleasing (see grace) + -ficare, -fy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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