Definition of Indulge

1. Verb. Give free rein to. "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"

Specialized synonyms: Wallow
Derivative terms: Indulgence

2. Verb. Yield (to); give satisfaction to. "Sam cannot indulge Sue "
Exact synonyms: Gratify, Pander
Specialized synonyms: Humor, Humour, Spree, Sow One's Oats, Sow One's Wild Oats
Generic synonyms: Cater, Ply, Provide, Supply
Derivative terms: Gratification, Indulgence, Indulging, Panderer

3. Verb. Enjoy to excess. "They indulge themselves"; "She indulges in ice cream"
Exact synonyms: Luxuriate
Generic synonyms: Consume, Deplete, Eat, Eat Up, Exhaust, Run Through, Use Up, Wipe Out
Specialized synonyms: Surfeit
Derivative terms: Indulgence, Luxuriation, Luxury

4. Verb. Treat with excessive indulgence. "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

Definition of Indulge

1. v. t. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain

2. 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.

Definition of Indulge

1. Verb. (intransitive) , (qualifier often followed by "in"):'' To yield to a temptation or desire. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of. ¹

3. Verb. To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Indulge

1. to yield to the desire of [v -DULGED, -DULGING, -DULGES]

Medical Definition of Indulge

1. 1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; 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; 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) 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. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indulge

inductoriums
inductors
inductotherm
inductothermy
inductrical
inducts
inductura
indue
indued
induement
induements
indues
induhvidual
induhviduals
induing
indulge (current term)
indulged
indulgement
indulgements
indulgence
indulgenced
indulgences
indulgencing
indulgency
indulgent
indulgential
indulgently
indulger
indulgers
indulges

Literary usage of Indulge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"... thou indulge thy reft ? z6 I11 fits a chief who mighty nations guides, Directs in council, ... indulge ..."

2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1887)
"Just right With any such pious acknowledgments a little indulge in , rison to fair self-gratulation is always compatible ; and the seif-gratu- brave ..."

3. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston (1871)
"AKIN to the intoxicating liquors we consume are the narcotic substances we indulge in; and if the history of the former, in their relations to the social ..."

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