indulge

1. v. t. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain Source: opted

2. v. t. to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; Source: opted

3. v. t. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request. Source: opted

5. 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. Source: opted

6. v. give free rein to Source: wordnet

7. v. yield (to); give satisfaction to Source: wordnet

8. v. enjoy to excess Source: wordnet

9. v. treat with excessive indulgence Source: wordnet

10. 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. Atterbury. 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. Jer. Taylor. Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night! Pope. 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. 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." Johnson. Source: webster

11. To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires;esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden orquestionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly,also, by to. "Willing to indulge in easy vices." Johnson. Source: adambom

12. v:100 v. give free rein to v. enjoy to excess Source: ecdict

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