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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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