İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. (sakınılması gereken bir şeye) teslim olmak: She indulged her desire for candy. Şeker yeme arzusuna yenildi.
2. in kendine bir şey yapma izni vermek: I haven´t indulged in a cigarette for a week. Bir haftadır sigaradan uzak duruyorum.
3. (arzu, rica v.b.´ni) yerine getirmek.
4. -e yüz vermek: Don´t indulge that naughty child. O yaramaz çocuğa yüz verme.
5. k. dili içki içmek. isteklerini yerine getirmek, simartmak, yüz vermek; (yemek, içmek, vb.'de) asiriya kaçmak, kaptirmak. düşkünlük göster,isteklerini yerine getir. isteklerini yerine getir. f.
6. in kendine bir şey yapma. isteklerini yerine getir. memnun etmek, boyun eğmek, hoşgörmek, şımartmak, yüz vermek, izin vermek, haz almak, zevk almak, tutulmak, içmek, sigara içmek.
7. teslimiyet göstermek; mühleti uzatmak, indulge düşkün ol/yüz ver, müsamaha etmek; düşkünlük göstermek, müptela olmak, kendini vermek; iptila göstermek.
8. isteklerini yerine getirmek. şımartmak. yüz vermek. (yemek.içmek.vb.`de) aşırıya kaçmak. kaptırmak.
9. iptila göstermek. birinin isteklerine boyun eğmek. kendini vermek. müptela olmak. düşkünlük göstermek. şımartmak. hoşgörü göstermek. süre uzatmak. iptila. düşkünlük. müsamaha. hoşgörü. göz yumma. borç vadesinin uzatılması.
10. düşkünlük göster, isteklerini yerine getir.

Etymology : Latin indulgEre to be complaisant
Pronunciation : in-'d&lj
Function : verb
Date : circa 1623

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1. give in to desire; take unrestrained pleasure in, wallow; yield to, satisfy; pamper, spoil; humor. 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.].
2. 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.
3. 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. taylor. yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light indulge, dread chaos, and eternal night!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.indulge \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."indulge v.
4. give free rein to; "the writer indulged in metaphorical language".
5. yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: gratify, pander].
6. enjoy to excess [syn: luxuriate].
7. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil].
8. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; 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.
9. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
10. To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up ; to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; followed by in, but formerly, also, by to. enjoy to excess give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language".
11. 1. If you indulge in something or if you indulge yourself, you allow yourself to have or do something that you know you will enjoy. Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine He returned to Britain so that he could indulge his passion for football You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune.
12. If you indulge someone, you let them have or do what they want, even if this is not good for them. He did not agree with indulging children. = spoil.