Indulge(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.
Indulge(v. t.) To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
Indulge(v. t.) to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;
Indulge(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.
Indulge(v. t.) To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
Indulged(imp. & p. p.) of Indulge
Indulgement(n.) Indulgence.
Indulgence(n.) The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.
Indulgence(n.) An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.
Indulgence(n.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.
Indulgence(v. t.) To grant an indulgence to.
Indulgency(n.) Indulgence.
Indulgent(a.) Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent.
Indulgently(adv.) In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably.
Indulger(n.) One who indulges.
Indulging(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indulge
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