διὰ χαρίτων γίγνεσθαί τινι → be pleasing to one
vārātĭo: ōnis, f. varo,I a bending, winding (late Lat.): fluminis, Auct. Limit. pp. 257 and 285 Goes.
vārātĭō, ōnis, f. (varo), courbure, sinuosité [d’un cours d’eau] : Grom. 288, 18.