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To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor.
(verb-transitive)
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To yield to; gratify: indulge a craving for chocolate.
(verb-transitive)
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To allow (oneself) unrestrained gratification: indulged herself with idle daydreams. See Synonyms at pamper.
(verb-transitive)
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Roman Catholic Church To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.
(verb-transitive)
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To indulge oneself: eyed the desserts but didn't indulge.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.