GRATIFY

[verb] - to please (someone), or to satisfy (a wish or need)We were gratified at/by the response to our appeal.He was gratified to see how well his students had done. [+ object + to infinitive]Judge Pryor said, "You told them lie after lie in order to get their money so that you could gratify your gambler's desire."Her need for intellectual stimulation wasn't gratified until she got to university.