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

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Verb group 2

Delight 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Delight 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 5

Care 76% connected

A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gratify 76% connected

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.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Like 76% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Satisfy 76% 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 0% interchangeable

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Wish 76% connected

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 7

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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Enchant 76% connected

To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Endear 76% connected

To make dear or beloved.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enrapture 76% connected

To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enthrall 76% connected

To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ravish 76% connected

To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transport 76% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 8

Delectation 74% connected

Great pleasure; delight.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Delectation 74% connected

Great pleasure; delight.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Joy 74% connected

The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the l…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Joy 74% connected

The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the l…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pleasant 74% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pleasant 74% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pleasure 74% connected

The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pleasure 74% connected

The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Causes 1

Like 72% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Delight 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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