gratify means to please. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
gratify is pronounced /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/.
Etymology
From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).
verb
- To please.
- To make content; to satisfy.“gratify the critics”