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indulge

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in⋅dulge

  [in-duhlj] verb, -dulged, -dulg⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often fol. by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
–verb (used with object)
2. to yield to, satisfy, or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.): to indulge one's appetite for sweets.
3. to yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with: to indulge a child.
4. to allow (oneself) to follow one's will (usually fol. by in): to indulge oneself in reckless spending.
5. Commerce. to grant an extension of time, for payment or performance, to (a person, company, etc.) or on (a bill, note, etc.).
Use indulge in a Sentence
Origin:
1630–40; < L indulgēre to be lenient (toward), accede, take pleasure (in)

Related forms:
in⋅dulg⋅er, noun
in⋅dulg⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. pamper, favor. See humor.
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in·dulge   (ĭn-dŭlj')   
v.   in·dulged, in·dulg·ing, in·dulg·es

v.   tr.

  1. To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor.

    1. To yield to; gratify: indulge a craving for chocolate.

    2. To allow (oneself) unrestrained gratification: indulged herself with idle daydreams. See Synonyms at pamper.

  3. Roman Catholic Church To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.

v.   intr.

  1. To indulge oneself: eyed the desserts but didn't indulge.

  2. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly: indulged in outrageous behavior; indulged in all the latest fads.


[Latin indulgēre; see dlegh- in Indo-European roots.]
in·dulg'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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