grate2 (grat)

t.; pret. and pp. grated, ppr. grating. [ or thankfulne . 'Twas God himself that here tun'd every tongue, And gratefully of Him alone they sung. Cowley, Davideis. 2. In a grateful, agreeable, or pleasing man IMG:content-2605.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2606.png:[blocks in formation] Nothing severe was in joined by Mahomet, and the frequent prayers and washings with water which he directed were gratifications to a sedentary people in a very hot country. Bruce , Source of the Nile, I. 520. 3. Voluntary reward or recompense; also, a gratuity for services received or expected. This sheik [at Shirbey] usually goes with the Europe ans to the valley of salt, but not without a proper gratifica tion . Pococke , Description of the East, II. i. 168. The Duke of Lerma... let you languish several months without giving you one pistole; whereas the count has already bestowed upon you a gratification which you could not have expected till after long service. Smollett , tr. of Gil Blas, xi. 6. gratifier (grat'i-fi-er), n. 1. One who or that which gratifies or pleases. He had under him in one of his dominions a briber, a gift-taker, a gratifier of rich men. Latimer, 3d Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1549. Bacchus, Ceres, and other eminent persons among the heathens, who were great gratifiers of the natural life of Dr. H. More, Mystery of Godline , p. 169. man. 2t. One who makes gifts. gratify (grat'i-fi), v. t.; pret. and pp. gratified, ppr. gratifying. [F. gratifier = Sp. Pg. gra tificar = It. grat if i care, They [Romanists] provided one way or other to grat i 2. The state or quality of being grateful, agree- fie persons of all inclinations. Stilling fleet, Sermons, II. i. able, or pleasing. grater (gra'tėr), n. One who or that which grates. Specifically - (a) An instrument or utensil with a rough indented surface for rubbing off fine particles of a body: as, a nutmeg- grater. (b) In bookbinding, an iron instrument used by the forwarder to rub the backs of sewed books after pasting.