Definition:
- (v. t.) To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
- (v. t.) to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;
- (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.
- (v. t.) To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
- (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.
Compare indulge with other words:
abstemious vs. indulge
indulge vs. support
indulge vs. interact
indulge vs. indulged
immerse vs. indulge
enjoy vs. indulge
indulge vs. inure
indulge vs. succumb
divulge vs. indulge
delve vs. indulge
frenzy vs. indulge
delight vs. indulge
holocaust vs. indulge
abstain vs. indulge
gratify vs. indulge
hanker vs. indulge
indulge vs. sufferance
indulge vs. treat
indulge vs. indulgiate
indulge vs. sensationalist
indulge vs. overindulgence
cocker vs. indulge
connive vs. indulge
dissolute vs. indulge
indulge vs. participate
dote vs. indulge
fulfil vs. indulge
appease vs. indulge
indulge vs. wallow
indulge vs. raid
cherish vs. indulge
indulge vs. involve
indulge vs. indulger
indulge vs. indulgent
indulge vs. indulgence
indulge vs. pamper
coddle vs. indulge
cosset vs. indulge
extension vs. indulge
grant vs. indulge
desire vs. indulge
indulge vs. satisfy
indulge vs. yield
indulge vs. temptation
indulge vs. pet
indulge vs. spoil
indulge vs. surfeit
good vs. indulge
indulge vs. laugh
engorge vs. indulge