Indulge

Definition of Indulge

In`dulge´

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Indulged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Indulging .]
	1.	To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain 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.
v. i.	1.	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.

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