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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indulge \In*dulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indulged}; p. pr & vb n. {Indulging}.] [L. indulgere to be kind or tender to one cf OIr. dilgud equiv. to L. remissio, OIr. dligeth equiv. to L. lex, Goth. dulgs debt.] 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: indulging n : the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: {indulgence}, {pampering}, {humoring}, {pleasing}]
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