v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gratified p. pr. & vb. n. Gratifying ] [ F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] 1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

For who would die to gratify a foe? Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To requite; to recompense. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It remains . . .
To gratify his noble service. Shak.

Syn. -- To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense. -- To Gratify, Indulge, Humor. Gratify, is the generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure communicated. To indulge a person implies that we concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses which he could not claim, and which had better, perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others. We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and exacting. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. giving personal satisfaction.
Syn. -- appreciated, pleasing, satisfying. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. occasioning pride; as, a gratifying accomplishment. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. pleasing to the mind or feeling.
Syn. -- sweet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. affording pleasure or satisfaction.
Syn. -- enjoyable, pleasurable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. (Geol.) To put or insert between other strata. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ratified p. pr. & vb. n. Ratifying ] [ F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Rate, n., and -fy. ] To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stratified p. pr. & vb. n. Stratifying ] [ Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier. ] To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata. [ 1913 Webster ]