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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' 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. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' 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. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 13 October 2021
Indulge [1]
(1): ( v. t.) To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
(2): ( v. t.) to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;
(3): ( v. t.) To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
(4): ( 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.
(5): ( 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.
