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Synonyms for gratify

Most common

indulge entertain delight satiate gladden content

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To please.

  2. v. 2

    To make content; to satisfy.

Related words

Word family
gratification gratifying

Forms

Past participle
gratified
e.g. gratified → indulged, entertained, delighted, satiated…

Example sentences

  • entertain Will you entertain the guests while I get dressed?
  • indulge Sometimes you can indulge yourself in some luxury.
  • sate When animals sate themselves, they quarrel in the stable.
  • satiate Ziri wanted to satiate his curiosity.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gratifysteady
entertainsteady
indulgesteady
satesteady
satiaterising
gladdensteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
meet1, suit1, sate1
5 letters
serve1, cheer1, feast1, amuse2, slake
6 letters
please1, tickle2, oblige2, quench1, pamper2, pander2
7 letters
content2, delight2, satisfy3, indulge2, rejoice2, appease2, placate2, assuage2, satiate, gladden2, requite, hearten2, beatify4, happify
8 letters
pleasure2
9 letters
entertain3, captivate3, enrapture3
10 letters
conciliate, exhilarate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amuse2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gratifier
Español
gratificar