gratify a desire

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• gratify someone's desire — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify …   Useful english dictionary

• gratify someone's need — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify …   Useful english dictionary

• gratify someone's curiosity — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify …   Useful english dictionary

• desire — [di zīr′] vt. desired, desiring [ME desiren < OFr desirer < L desiderare, orig., prob., to await from the stars < de , from + sidus, star: see SIDEREAL] 1. to wish or long for; crave; covet 2. to ask for; request 3. to want sexually vi.… …   English World dictionary

• gratify — ► VERB (gratifies, gratified) 1) give pleasure or satisfaction. 2) indulge or satisfy (a desire). DERIVATIVES gratification noun gratifier noun gratifying adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …   English dictionary for students

• desire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, deep, fervent, fierce, great, intense, passionate, strong, urgent ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• gratify — UK [ˈɡrætɪfaɪ] / US [ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms gratify : present tense I/you/we/they gratify he/she/it gratifies present participle gratifying past tense gratified past participle gratified formal [usually passive] to make someone… …   English dictionary

• deSire — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The wish to enjoy] Syn. aspiration, longing, yearning, craving, wish, want, motive, will, urge, eagerness, ardor, solicitude, propensity, predilection, fancy, greed, avidity, Cupidity, covetousness, obsession, frenzy, craze,… …   English dictionary for students

• gratify — verb Gratify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑desire …   Collocations dictionary

• gratify — grat|i|fy [ˈgrætıfaı] v past tense and past participle gratified present participle gratifying third person singular gratifies [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: gratifier, from Latin gratificare to make yourself pleasing , from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English