indulge Copy link Outline I. To treat indulgently1. indulgeo, si, 2 (with dat.); this legion Caesar had specially i.d, huic legioni Caesar indulserat praecipue, Caes. B. G. 1, 40, extr.2. morem gĕro, mōrĭgĕrorII. To give way to passion, etc.1. indulgeo, 22. effundo, fūdi, sum, 3 (with pron. refl. or as pass. refl.3. expleo, ēvi, ētum, 24. servio, 4 (to yield oneself up toIII. Intrans. • indulge: I. To treat indulgently: 1. indulgeo, si, 2 (with dat.); this legion Caesar had specially i.d, huic legioni Caesar indulserat praecipue, Caes. B. G. 1, 40, extr.: to i. a slave, servo ind., Sen. 2. morem gĕro, mōrĭgĕror: v. to humour, comply with. II. To give way to passion, etc.: 1. indulgeo, 2: to i. one's anger, irae i., Liv. 3, 53: the consuls i. the ardour of the legions, ind. consules legionum ardori, Liv. 9, 43, med.: Ov. 2. effundo, fūdi, sum, 3 (with pron. refl. or as pass. refl.: foll. by prep.): to i. (excessively) in luxury, ad luxuriam effundi, Liv. 34, 6, med.; in lust, in libidine [more usu. acc.] se effundere, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 21; in loud laughter, in cachinnos effundi, Suet. Cal. 32. 3. expleo, ēvi, ētum, 2: v. to gratify. 4. servio, 4 (to yield oneself up to: with dat.): to i. in sensual pleasure, voluptatibus s., Sall. Cat. 52, med.: to i. resentment, iracundiae s., Cic. Prov. Cons. 1, fin. III. Intrans.: to go to excess: invīto, 1: to i. at the table, inv. sese in coena, Pl. Am. 1, 1, 130: when he i.d most freely (in wine), quoties largissime se invitaret, Suet. Aug. 77: Sall. fr