Gratify vs. Satisfy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gratify and Satisfy
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Definitions
Gratify
To requite; to recompense.
It remains . . . To gratify his noble service.
Satisfy
Meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone)
I have never been satisfied with my job
Gratify
Give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction
She was gratified to see the shock in Jim's eyes
Satisfy
Provide (someone) with adequate or convincing information or proof about something
People need to be satisfied that the environmental assessments are accurate
The chief engineer satisfied himself that it was not a weapon
Gratify
To please or satisfy
My good grades gratify my parents.
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Satisfy
(of a quantity) make (an equation) true.
Gratify
To give in to (a desire); indulge
He gratified his curiosity by going to the exhibit.
Satisfy
To fulfill the need, desire, or expectation of
Were you satisfied with the hotel's service?.
Gratify
(Archaic) To reward.
Satisfy
To fulfill (a need or desire)
The cold drink satisfied my thirst.
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Gratify
(transitive) To please.
Satisfy
To free from doubt or question; convince
His explanation satisfied the authorities.
Gratify
(transitive) To make content; to satisfy.
Gratify the critics
Gratify the voters
Satisfy
To provide sufficient explanation to dispel or answer (a doubt or question).
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.
For who would die to gratify a foe?
Satisfy
To meet or be sufficient for (a requirement); conform to the requirements of (a standard, for example)
Only two people satisfied the researcher's profile for the study.
Gratify
Make happy or satisfied
Satisfy
To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.
Gratify
Yield (to); give satisfaction to
Satisfy
To discharge an obligation to (a creditor).
Satisfy
To make reparation for; redress.
Satisfy
(Mathematics) To make the left and right sides of (an equation) equal after substituting equivalent quantities for the unknown variables.
Satisfy
To be sufficient or adequate.
Satisfy
To give satisfaction.
Satisfy
(ambitransitive) To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
I’m not satisfied with the quality of the food here.
Satisfy
(transitive) To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.
The complex numbers satisfy .
Satisfy
To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.
Satisfy
(transitive) To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.
To satisfy a creditor
Satisfy
(transitive) To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
To satisfy a claim or an execution
Satisfy
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, or so far as to give contentment with what is wished for.
Death shall . . . with us twoBe forced to satisfy his ravenous maw.
Satisfy
To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; as, to satisfy a creditor.
Satisfy
To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution.
Satisfy
To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; as, to satisfy one's self by inquiry.
The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying.
Satisfy
To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.
Satisfy
To make payment or atonement; to atone.
Satisfy
Fulfil the requirements or expectations of
Satisfy
Make happy or satisfied
Satisfy
Fill or meet a want or need
