[grat.i.fy] vt -fied ; -fy.ing [MF gratifier, fr. L gratificari to show kindness to, fr. gratus + -ificari, pass. of -ificare -ify] (1539) 1 archaic: remunerate, reward
2: to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to "it gratified him to have his wife wear jewels --Willa Cather"
3: to give in to: indulge, satisfy "~ a whim"