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What is the verb for grateful?

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greet
  1. (transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means e.g. writing or over the phone/internet
  2. (transitive) To arrive at or reach, or meet (talking of something which brings joy)
  3. (transitive) To accost; to address.
  4. (intransitive) To meet and give salutations.
  5. (transitive) To be perceived by (somebody).
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  7. Examples:
    1. “It is wonderful when strangers greet me in the street and start chatting.”
      “Sometimes he would dress in a black broadcloth, a fine faded waistcoat, and a high top hat to greet his guests.”
      “That would be one scientific breakthrough that I would greet with open arms.”
gratify
  1. (transitive) To please.
  2. (transitive) To make content; to satisfy.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Does it gratify you that your films are taken seriously and that your films still inspire generations of filmmakers who have come after you?”
      “Would her extreme admiration for him gratify his need for her love?”
      “Also, we just cannot gratify every desire that arises, because to do so would destroy civilization by breaking down its necessary restrictions.”
greets
greeting
greet
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) To weep; to cry.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It is wonderful when strangers greet me in the street and start chatting.”
      “Sometimes he would dress in a black broadcloth, a fine faded waistcoat, and a high top hat to greet his guests.”
      “That would be one scientific breakthrough that I would greet with open arms.”
gratifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gratify
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Globalism gratifies the same mental pathologies as Marxism and is therefore perfect for disillusioned intellectuals looking for a new home.”
      “The key to Graham's success is the way in which he compels and gratifies, but never fully reveals or satiates.”
      “And the mother, fearing that her children will think her unjust, gratifies their wishes, which in the end proves a great injury to them.”
gratifieth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gratify
gratifiest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of gratify
gratified
greeted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of greet
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The public greeted the great entertainer with great warmth and much enthusiasm.”
      “Parliament and public greeted this imperial retreat with a fanfare of acclamation.”
      “They greeted each other just like usual and in no time, Harry and Mark were on their third round of drinks.”
gratifying
  1. present participle of gratify
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Hey, hitting the flippers and watching my giant iron ball crush hundreds of little troops was oddly gratifying, what can I say?”
      “It will be very gratifying indeed to see such a fine speech as that followed up by a vote that is in line with her own rhetoric.”
      “Watching grandpa give grandson his first shooting lesson was gratifying to say the least.”
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