Gratify

a. [Fr. gratifier; Lat. gratificor - grat us, and facio, to make.] To oblige; to do a favor to; to give pleasure to; to indulge; to delight; to humor; to satisfy; to soothe; to afford gratification; as, to gratify one's taste or appetite. "For who would die to gratify a foe?"- Dryden. -To requite; to recompense; as, I gratified him for his trouble. -A township of Mitchell co. Gra 'y Fork, in Indiana , a township of Jackson Grating, n. [See GRATE.] A harsh or jarring sound co. or friction.