Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.act. collat. form gratificat, Cassiod. Var. 7, 6 init.: “gratificavit,” Vulg. Eph. 1, 6), 1, v. dep. n. and a. [gratus+ facio], to do a favor to a person, to oblige, gratify; also to do a thing as a favor, to make a present of, surrender, sacrifice a thing (class.; cf.: “condono, largior): gratificatur mihi gestu accusator: inscientem Cn. Pompeium fecisse significat,” Cic. Balb. 6, 14; cf.: “quod Pompeio se gratificari putant,” id. Fam. 1, 1, 4; Tac. A. 4, 19: “ut sit ipsa libertas, in quo populo potestas honeste bonis gratificandi datur,” Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 39; cf. id. Off. 2, 15, 52: “de eo quod ipsis superat, aliis gratificari volunt,” id. Fin. 5, 15, 42: “deus nihil cuiquam tribuens, nihil gratificans omnino,” id. N. D. 1, 44, 123; cf. id. Off. 1, 14, 42: “cur tibi hoc non gratificer, nescio,” id. Fam. 1, 10: “ut praepararent suorum animos, ne quid pars altera gratificari pro Romanis posset,” to prove complaisant to, Liv. 21, 9 fin. dub. (Weissenb. reads gratificari populo Romano; perh. the words pro Romanis are spurious): “audax, impurus, populo gratificans et aliena et sua,” Cic. Rep. 1, 44; cf. Plin. 34, 6, 11, § 25: “potentiae paucorum decus atque libertatem suam gratificari,” Sall. J. 3, 4; cf.: “homo nimis in gratificando jure liber, L. Sisenna,” Cic. Cornel. Fragm. p. 450 Orell.: “ut, quod populi sit, populus jubeat potius quam patres gratificentur,” Liv. 10, 24, 15.