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单词 gratify
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gratify

verb
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gratify
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
he / she / it gratifies
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪz/
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪz/
past simple gratified
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪd/
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪd/
past participle gratified
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪd/
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪd/
-ing form gratifying
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ/
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪɪŋ/
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  1. (formal) to please or satisfy somebody
    • it gratifies somebody to do something It gratified him to think that it was all his work.
    • gratify somebody I was gratified by their invitation.
  2. gratify something (formal) to satisfy a wish, need, etc.
    • He only gave his consent in order to gratify her wishes.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘make pleasing’): from French gratifier or Latin gratificari ‘give or do as a favour’, from gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.
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