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gratify

v.
US //ˈɡɹætəˌfaɪ// UK //ɡɹˈætɪfˌaɪ// grat·i·fy
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From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).

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