I.to say or do something agreeable to a person, shew him favour or kindness, to oblige, gratify, favour, humour, Lat. gratificari, c. dat. pers., Hom., Hdt., attic:—absol. to make oneself agreeable, court favour, comply, Aesch., Dem.; c. dat. modi, μή μοι ψεύδεσσι χαρίζεο do not court favour with me by lies, Od.; τῶι αὐτῶι by the same arts, Thuc.
2.in attic to gratify or indulge a humour or passion, like Lat. indulgere, θυμῶι Soph.; γλώσσηι Eur.; etc.
3.to humour another in argument, i. e. let him have the best of it, Plat.
II.c. acc. rei, to offer willingly, give cheerfully, give freely, Hom., Hdt., attic
2.c. gen. partit. to give freely of a thing, χ. ἀλλοτρίων Od.; χαριζομένη παρεόντων giving freely of such things as were ready, id=Od.
3.c. acc. pers. to give up as a favour, i. e. not after lawful trial, NTest., Plut.
4.to forgive, Lat. condonare, NTest.
III.Pass. to be pleasing, agreeable, τοῖσι Εὐβοέεσσι ἐκεχάριστο it was done to please the Euboeans, Hdt.; ταῦτα μὲν οὖν μνήμηι κεχαρίσθω Plat.:—adv. κεχαρισμένως, Ar.
