gratification Copy link Outline I. The act of gratifying or satisfyingII. Pleasure, delight1. expr. by grātus (gratifying, pleasing)2. vŏluptas (esp. of sensual g., corporis v., Cic. Sen. 12, 39)3. dēlectātio, oblectātio4. suāvĭtas (sweetness, charm) • gratification: I. The act of gratifying or satisfying: explētio: the g. of natural desires, naturae ex., Cic. Fin. 5, 14, 40: or expr. by verb: v. to gratify. II. Pleasure, delight: 1. expr. by grātus (gratifying, pleasing): you will be giving us great g., if ..., gratissimum nobis feceris, si, etc., Cic. Sen. 2, 6: if it will be any g. to you, si (vobis) g. futurum est, Cic. l. c. 2. vŏluptas (esp. of sensual g., corporis v., Cic. Sen. 12, 39): v. pleasure. 3. dēlectātio, oblectātio: v. delight. 4. suāvĭtas (sweetness, charm): a wonderful g. in acquiring knowledge, mira quaedam in cognoscendo s. [et delectatio], Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 193. (N.B.--Not gratificatio, which is the act of showing favour, complaisance.) Phr.: to do anything for the g. of any one, gratificari aliquid alicui, Cic. (v. foll. art.): devoted to the g.s of appetite, ventri deditus, Sall.: to be devoted to sensual g.s, cupiditatibus servire, Cic. Am. 22, 82; simly., ventri obedire, Sall. Cat. init.