Flatter, 1) to treat with praise or blandishments; a) trans.: Pilgr. 403. Sonn. 138, 14. Gentl. II, 4, 147. Gentl. II, 4, 147 IV, 4, 192. Merch. II, 5, 13. As III, 5, 54. V, 4, 46. Shr. IV, 2, 31. R2 I, 1, 25. II, 1, 87. H6A V, 5, 25. H6B I, 3, 169. R3 I, 2, 224. Caes. II, 1, 208 etc. b) absol.: Ven. 284. Pilgr. 413. Gentl. III, 1, 102. IV, 3, 12. Wiv. III, 2, 7. As IV, 1, 188. John II, 503. John II, 503 H6A V, 3, 142. H6C V, 6, 3. Mcb. III, 2, 33 etc. Followed by with: “should dying men f. with those that live?” R2 II, 1, 88.
2) to gratify or encourage with hopes or favourable representations; a) trans.: “reviving joy bids her rejoice and --s her it is Adonis' voice,” Ven. 978. “despair and hope makes thee ridiculous: the one doth f. thee in thoughts unlikely,” Ven. 978 “--ing himself in project of a power,” H4B I, 3, 29. Lucr. 296. Lucr. 296 Lucr. 296 Lucr. 296 Sonn. 28, 11. 33, 2. R2 V, 5, 23. H5 V, 2, 239. H6A II, 1, 51. H6C III, 2, 143. Hml. III, 4, 145 etc. b) absol.: “the one sweetly --s, th' other feareth harm,” Lucr. 172. Lucr. 172 Sonn. 87, 13. H6B I, 1, 163. R3 IV, 4, 85. Rom. V, 1, 1. Followed by with: “unless I f. with myself too much,” Gentl. IV, 4, 193. “desire him not to f. with his lord nor hold him up with hopes,” Tw. I, 5, 322.
3) to blandish, to soothe, to please: “thou dost give me --ing busses,” H4B II, 4, 291. “to f. up these powers of mine with rest,” LLL V, 2, 824, i. e. to indulge in, to give myself completely up to rest.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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