flatter
flatter.01 - to gratify vanity
FLATTER-V NOTES: Framed by Ben. (from flatter.01-v)Aliases:
flatter (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: Stimulus of gratification
ARG1-PPT: target of gratification
ARG1-PPT: target of gratification
passive
Or a wife may make sudden demands that
sheARG1
be courted , flatteredrel
or coaxed , simply because she needs her ego lifted .intransitive
White 's suggestionARG0
flatteredrel
, but he did not like the identity .transitive
`` You seem to have read so much , you have a natural gift for words '' ,
heARG0
added , trying to flatterrel
her vanityARG1
.