v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain | |
2. | To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request. | |
v. i. | 1. | 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. |
Verb | 1. | indulge - give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language" |
2. | indulge - yield (to); give satisfaction to | |
3. | indulge - enjoy to excess Synonyms: luxuriate | |
4. | indulge - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" |