Gratifies (7)
I believe the answer is:
pleases
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gratifies</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(pleasing is a kind of gratifying)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pleases that I've seen before include "Delights" , "Gives satisfaction" , "Makes happy or satisfied" , "satisfies" .)