indulgere
to indulge
verb een-DOOL-jeh-reh Rare
Origin: Latin indulgere (to be lenient)
Also means
to yield to
Usage Note
Indulgere is a second-conjugation verb with an irregular past participle indulto. It takes in before its object: indulgere in un vizio ('to indulge in a vice'). It is formal and literary; in everyday speech Italians prefer concedersi ('to treat oneself').
Examples
"Non devi indulgere nei tuoi capricci."
Natural Translation
You must not indulge your whims.
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