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To gratify is to satisfy. Bringing home an A in math would gratify your math tutor. Gratify can also mean to give in. You probably shouldn't gratify your urge to scream in class.
Gratify comes from the Latin gratificari, “oblige,” and gratus, “pleasing.” The word still carries those meanings. Gratify always takes an object, so you have to gratify something or someone. Gratifying praise will make you feel good about all the work you put in on your science project. Gratify your thirst for vocabulary by using this word correctly!
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词根: grat
=pleasing,表示”感激,高兴”
adj.
grateful [to,for]感激的;感谢的grate=grat感激,高兴+ful充满……的→adj.[to,for]感激的;感谢的
gratuitous 无缘无故的,免费的gratuity[[n.赏钱,小费]]涔吹腫给小费可多可少]→所以”无缘无故”的
ingratiating 讨好的,谄媚的ingratiate[v.逢迎,讨好]+ing……的→adj.讨好的,谄媚的
n.
grace 优美,文雅;恩惠,恩泽;宽限,缓刑;感恩祷告grace=grat感激,高兴→感激别人态度一定好,所以grace有了”文雅”的意义
gratification 满足,喜悦gratify[v.使高兴,使满足]+ication表名词→gratification满足
gratitude 感激,感谢grat感激,高兴+itude状态→n.感激,感谢
gratuity 赏钱,小费grat感激,高兴+uity=ity表名词→因感激而给小钱,小费
ingrate 忘恩负义的人in不+grat感激,高兴+e→不感谢→忘恩负义
v.
congratulate 祝贺, 庆贺, 恭喜con共同+gratulate[v.欢迎, 祝]→v.祝贺, 庆贺, 恭喜
gratify 使高兴,使满足grat感激,高兴+ify使……→使[人]满足,高兴
gratulate 欢迎, 祝grat感激,高兴+ulate→让[别人]高兴→祝贺
ingratiate 逢迎,讨好in使……+grat感激,高兴+iate表动词→使别人高兴→讨好
同根词
词根:gratify
adj.gratified称心的
gratifying悦人的;令人满足的
adv.gratifyingly令人满意地;使人满足地
n.gratification满意;喜悦;使人满意之事
v.gratified使满足;使高兴(gratify的过去式及过去分词形式)
gratifying使满意(gratify的现在分词);使高兴