gratifying
Use Gratifying in a sentence
əˌfaɪ adjective
tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing.
Related forms
grat·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb
non·grat·i·fy·ing, adjective
non·grat·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb
un·grat·i·fy·ing, adjective
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verb (used with object), grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing.
1.
to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
2.
to satisfy; indulge; humor, as one's desires or appetites.
3.
Obsolete. to reward; remunerate.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English gratifien < Latin grātificāre, equivalent to grāt(us) pleasing + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy
1350–1400; Middle English gratifien < Latin grātificāre, equivalent to grāt(us) pleasing + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy
Related forms
grat·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
grat·i·fi·er, noun
o·ver·grat·i·fy, verb (used with object), o·ver·grat·i·fied, o·ver·grat·i·fy·ing.
pre·grat·i·fy, verb (used with object), pre·grat·i·fied, pre·grat·i·fy·ing.
su·per·grat·i·fy, verb (used with object), su·per·grat·i·fied, su·per·grat·i·fy·ing.
un·grat·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
un·grat·i·fied, adjective
well-grat·i·fied, adjective
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to satisfy or please |
| 2. | to yield to or indulge (a desire, whim, etc) |
| 3. | obsolete to reward |
| [C16: from Latin grātificārī to do a favour to, from grātus grateful + facere to make] | |
| 'gratifier | |
| —n | |
| gratifying (ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| giving one satisfaction or pleasure | |
| gratifyingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
gratify
c.1540, "to show gratitude to," from L. gratificari "to do favor to, oblige, gratify," from gratus "pleasing" (see grace) + root of facere "make, do, perform" (see factitious). Meaning "to give pleasure to" is from 1568.
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Example sentences
So the buildup of evidence and interest must be gratifying.
It's gratifying to see some scientific data on this.
AS gratifying as it is to take pictures, there's one heavy price to be paid: you have to put them somewhere.
To tell the truth, the discovery of this version of me was so gratifying that it swept away some of my self-distrust.
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