1.3with objectSatisfy or yield freely to (a desire or interest)
‘she was able to indulge a growing passion for literature’
‘Jean has been able to indulge her interest in art and nature, wellness, writing, reading, swimming, and walking.’
‘When I took the reins, I was able to indulge my own interest in history and start doing research.’
‘But for the most part, Mann is amazed that he is still able to indulge his interests for a living.’
‘You will be able to indulge your liking for cinema and music.’
‘However, the British, having adequate pasture for mature cattle, have generally been able to indulge their preference for beef.’
‘Ahmed spares no expense in indulging his family's interest.’
‘His luck in being an actor also gave him the chance to spend time indulging his interest in foreign policy and social activity.’
‘My husband indulges my new interest, glad I think for the new lease of life it has given me.’
‘More than anything else, I remember how simple that life was, how few demands there were on my time, how easy it was to indulge my scattergun interests.’
‘They can then indulge their particular interests, whenever they like, wherever they like, and as often as they like.’
‘This is because rich societies can afford to indulge their environmental interests and movements.’
‘The business community is funky and its members like to indulge their interests in the city.’
‘In discussing psychiatry and the arts, I cannot resist indulging my interest in psychiatry and film.’
‘For recreation he played the violin, read widely, painted, dined with the local gentry, and, it seems, indulged his considerable interest in women.’
‘This is a good time for you, the caregiver, to get things done, catch up on your rest, or indulge your own interests.’
‘As companies competed to indulge this yearning, they began to elaborate mass production into mass customization.’
‘I can't decide whether or not to ignore his advice in favour of indulging my desire to have something pretty.’
‘It was the first time he had enough land - 16,000 square feet - to indulge his love for gardening, a passion that started when he was a boy in Trinidad.’
‘I hated it and I knew I wanted to be in the kitchen, so in 1956 I headed straight for Paris to work in a patisserie, indulging my love of sugar and sweetness.’
‘After a year of reflection afforded by the grant, Clarke found work in Europe, indulging her love of music and opera.’