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Indulge \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.] To be complacent toward; to give way to; ...
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vb. (en-past of: indulge )
Usage examples of indulged.
In person, the emperor assisted at the execution of his victims, surveyed their agonies, listened to their groans, and indulged, without satiating, his appetite for blood: a plate of noses was accepted as a grateful offering, and his domestics were often scourged or mutilated by the royal hand.
A charitable hope might perhaps be indulged in favor of Socrates, or some other sages of antiquity, who had consulted the light of reason before that of the gospel had arisen.
Theodosius discharged his obligation to the brother, he indulged his conjugal tenderness to the sister, of Valentinian.
While they indulged their contempt, the restoration of the good estate, his favorite expression, was entertained among the people as a desirable, a possible, and at length as an approaching, event.
Aurelian indulged the fatal security of the barbarians, and permitted about half their forces to pass the river without disturbance and without precaution.
Regardless of the public opinion, he indulged his passions without remorse, and without resistance.
As soon as they have indulged themselves in the refreshment of the bath, they resume their rings, and the other ensigns of their dignity, select from their private wardrobe of the finest linen, such as might suffice for a dozen persons, the garments the most agreeable to their fancy, and maintain till their departure the same haughty demeanor.
The shepherds of the North, whose ordinary food consisted of milk and raw flesh, indulged themselves too freely in the use of bread, of wine, and of meat, prepared and seasoned by the arts of cookery.
While he indulged the people of Constantinople, and received the addresses of foreign kings, the nephew of Justin assiduously cultivated the friendship of the senate.
Ignorant of letters, of laws, and even of arms, he indulged in the supreme rank a more ample privilege of lust and drunkenness.
They indulged a convenient latitude for the interpretation of Scripture: and as often as they were pressed by the literal sense, they could escape to the intricate mazes of figure and allegory.
As I profess myself equally ignorant of these words, I may be indulged in the question in the play, "Pray, which of you is the interpreter?
In his enthusiasm, Alexius indulged, or affected, the ambitious hope of leading his new allies to subvert the thrones of the East.
The reader of the Byzantines must observe how rarely we are indulged with such precious details.
Before their departure, they were indulged in the freedom and hospitality of the court of Boursa.