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# gratify

verb (gratifies, gratified, gratifying)

«gratify» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. to please someone or make them happy [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratify/#m1)
2. to give someone what they want or wish for [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratify/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a king or lady grants wishes to please the person who asks: I will gratify you with pearls

### Examples

- But if you like pearls, madam, I will soon gratify you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratify/#x1)
- Nothing could gratify my wishes more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratify/#x2)
- It gratifies me to see you smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratify/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gratify» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratify/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gratify» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gratify.html) on Mova free.