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発音

• IPA: /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
• ハイフネーション: grat‧i‧fy

動詞

gratify (third-person singular simple present gratifies, present participle gratifying, simple past and past participle gratified)

1. (transitive) To please.

   Synonyms: happify, gladden; see also Thesaurus:gladden

   Antonyms: anger, disquiet, fluster

2. (transitive) To make content; to satisfy.

   Synonyms: conciliate, placate; see also Thesaurus:satisfy

   Antonyms: discontent, dissatisfy

   gratify the critics

   gratify the voters

派生語

• gratification
• gratifying

Further reading

• “gratify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “gratify”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.