All 4 Uses of
indulge
in
The Fountainhead
- You can't allow yourself to indulge every whim, as ordinary people can, because with them it doesn't matter anyway.†
Chpt 1.12 *
- And had added, with his charming knack for destroying the earnestness of his own moment: "I like to indulge in the luxury of commenting solely upon interesting subjects.†
Chpt 2.3
- He gave people what they wanted, plus a justification for indulging the tastes of which they had been ashamed.†
Chpt 3.1
- If you make them indulge themselves, it shames them.†
Chpt 3.1
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