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verb Indulge v. t. (past & past part. indulged; pres. part. indulging) 1.To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; (a)when said of a habit, desire, etc.: To give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; (b)when said of a person: To yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure. "Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly." 2.To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request. "Persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners." "Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!" Note: It is remarked by Johnson, that if the matter of indulgence is a single thing, it has with before it; if it is a habit, it has in; as, he indulged himself with a glass of wine or a new book; he indulges himself in idleness or intemperance. See Gratify.
Indulge v. i. To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; followed by in, but formerly, also, by to. "Willing to indulge in easy vices."
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