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To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose
or restrain |
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to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as,
to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; |
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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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To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in
compliance with a wish or request. |
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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. |