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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, of the desires, of the heart.
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- n. 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, of the desires, of the heart.
- n. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
- n. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
- n. state of being gratified or satisfied
- n. the act or an instance of satisfying
- 1. 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, of the desires, of the heart. 2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight. 3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. Bp. Morton.
- n:100 n. state of being gratified or satisfied n. the act or an instance of satisfying