Gratify

grat‧i‧fy past tense and past participle gratified, present participle gratifying, third person singular gratifies [transitive] formal

1 [usually passive] to make someone feel pleased and satisfied:
He was gratified by Lucy's response.

be gratified to see/hear/learn etc
John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother's health.

2 to satisfy a desire, need etc:
She did not propose to gratify Gloria's curiosity any further.

—gratification noun [uncountable and countable]
sexual gratification