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Gratify

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.

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Broader term 7

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cater 76% connected

A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ply 76% connected

To bend.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Provide 76% connected

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Supply 76% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 6

Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Delight 76% connected

A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Humor 76% connected

Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Humour 76% connected

the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Please 76% connected

To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spree 76% connected

A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Gratification 74% connected

The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gratification 74% connected

The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Satisfier 74% connected

One who satisfies.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Satisfier 74% connected

One who satisfies.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Indulge 92% connected

To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pander 92% connected

A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Satisfy 92% connected

In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dissatisfy 94% connected

To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dissatisfy 94% connected

To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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