Both Uses of
indulge
in
Anna Karenina
- He had been in Spain, and there had indulged in serenades and had made friends with a Spanish girl who played the mandolin.†
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- "Oh, Alexey Alexandrovitch, for heaven's sake, don't let us indulge in recriminations!†
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Definition:
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(indulge) to give into a desire or enjoy something -- especially in excess of what is thought good--such as a desire to eat too much cake, or be too lazy
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something -- especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper