\In*dulge"\, 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.]
1. 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.
             Hope in another life implies that we indulge
             ourselves in the gratifications of this very
             sparingly.                        --Atterbury.
2. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in
   compliance with a wish or request.
         Persuading us that something must be indulged to
         public manners.                       --Jer. Taylor.
         Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light Indulge,
         dread Chaos, and eternal Night!       --Pope.
Note: 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}.

\In*dulge"\, 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.