[ˈɡratɪfʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction
(e.g: she was gratified to see the shock in Jim's eyes)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make pleasing’): from French gratifier or Latin gratificari ‘give or do as a favour’, from gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’