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gratify vs sow one's wild oats

sow one's wild oats vs gratify

gratify and sow one's wild oats both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gratify No No Yes No
sow one's wild oats No No Yes No
As verbs, sow one's wild oats is a hyponym of gratify; that is, sow one's wild oats is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gratify:
  • gratify: yield (to); give satisfaction to
  • sow one's wild oats: live promiscuously and self-indulgently
Other hyponyms of gratify include humor, humour, spree, sow one's oats.
gratify (verb) sow one's wild oats (verb)
yield (to); give satisfaction to live promiscuously and self-indulgently
make happy or satisfied
Difference between gratify and sow one's wild oats

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