meaning of indulge2
1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
2. to give free course to; to give ones self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;
3. 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 ones self with a rest or in pleasure.
4. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
5. To indulge ones self; to gratify ones tastes or desires; esp. , to give ones self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to.
6. yield to; give satisfaction to
Related Words
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