Gratify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make happy or satisfied

yield (to); give satisfaction to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈætlaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈatɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈætlaɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

satisfy indulge pander

Antonyms

dissatisfy

Word Forms

satisfier	noun	any agent capable of producing satisfaction
gratification	noun	state of being gratified or satisfied
panderer	noun	a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)
indulgence	noun	a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
indulging	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

befriedigen

glücklich oder zufrieden machen

🇫🇷French

satisfaire

rendre heureux ou satisfait

🇪🇸Spanish

satisfacer

hacer feliz o satisfecho

🇮🇹Italian

gratificare

rendere felice o soddisfatto

🇳🇱Dutch

bevredigen

blij of tevreden maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

satisfazer

fazer feliz ou satisfeito

🇷🇺Russian

доставлять удовольствие

сделать счастливым или удовлетворенным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूस देना

खुश या संतुष्ट करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্তুষ্ট করা

খুশি বা সন্তুষ্ট করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்விக்க

மகிழ்ச்சியாக அல்லது திருப்தியடையச் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతోషించు

సంతోషించండి లేదా సంతృప్తి చెందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संतुष्ट करणे

आनंदी किंवा समाधानी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રસન્ન કરવું

ખુશ અથવા સંતુષ્ટ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸು

ಸಂತೋಷ ಅಥವಾ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക

സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਨਾ

ਖੁਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلی دینا

خوش یا مطمئن کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

满足

使高兴或满意

🇯🇵Japanese

満足させる

幸せにするか満足させる

🇰🇷Korean

채우다

행복하게 하거나 만족시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm hài lòng

làm cho hạnh phúc hoặc hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

สะใจ

ทำให้มีความสุขหรือพอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuaskan

membuat senang atau puas

🇵🇭Filipino

bigyang-kasiyahan

gawing masaya o masiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

memuaskan hati

membuat gembira atau puas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرضي

أسعد أو راضي

🇮🇷Persian

راضی کردن

خوشحال کردن یا راضی کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

memnun etmek

mutlu etmek veya memnun etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לספק

לעשות שמח או מרוצה

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