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   Indulge , 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.]
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   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.
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   Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
   Atterbury.
   
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   To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
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   Persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners.
   Jer. Taylor.
   
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   Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light
   Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!
   Pope.
   
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   ☞ 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.
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   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. “Willing to indulge in easy vices.”  
   Johnson.
   
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