Indulge /(?)/

In·dulge

Indulge

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Indulged; p. pr. & vb. n. Indulging

  1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
    Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
  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.
    Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!

Indulge

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.