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gratify someone's desire — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify … Useful english dictionary
gratify someone's need — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify … Useful english dictionary
gratify — UK [ˈɡrætɪfaɪ] / US [ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms gratify : present tense I/you/we/they gratify he/she/it gratifies present participle gratifying past tense gratified past participle gratified formal [usually passive] to make someone… … English dictionary
gratify — grat|i|fy [ grætı,faı ] verb transitive FORMAL usually passive to make someone feel pleased or satisfied: She was gratified to learn that her advice was of some use. gratify someone s desire/need/curiosity etc. FORMAL to give someone what they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gratify — grat|i|fy [ˈgrætıfaı] v past tense and past participle gratified present participle gratifying third person singular gratifies [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: gratifier, from Latin gratificare to make yourself pleasing , from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… … Universalium
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