- (v.t.) To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.
- (v.t.) To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally.
- (v.i.) To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent.
- (v.i.) To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions.
- (v.t.) To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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