χαρίζομαι
Etym. χάρις
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.