indulgeo

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

indulgĕo: si, tum, 2, v. n. and
I a. [etym. dub.; cf. dulcis, to be courteous or complaisant; to be kind, tender, indulgent to; to be pleased with or inclined to, to give one's self up to, yield to, indulge in a thing (as joy or grief); to concede, grant, allow.
I V. n. (class.); constr. with the dat.
   A In gen.: Aeduorum civitati Caesar praecipue indulserat, Caes. B. G. 1, 10; 7, 40: sic sibi indulsit, ut, etc., indulged himself so, took such liberties, Nep. Lys. 1, 3: indulgebat sibi liberalius, quam, ut, etc., id. Chabr. 3: irae, Liv. 3, 53, 7: indulgent sibi latius ipsi, Juv. 14, 234: ipsa sibi imbecillitas indulget, Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42: indulgent consules legionum ardori, Liv. 9, 43, 19: dolori, Nep. Reg. 1: genio, Pers. 5, 151: amori, Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10: precibus, id. ib. 4, 15, 11: gaudio, id. ib. 5, 15, 1: desiderio alicujus, id. ib. 10, 34, 1: odio, Liv. 40, 5, 5: lacrimis, Ov. M. 9, 142: animo, to give way to passion or to anger, id. ib. 12, 598: regno, to delight in, Luc. 7, 54: ordinibus, give room to, set apart, Verg. G. 2, 277.—
   (b)    With acc. of the person (ante-class. and poet.): eri, qui nos tantopere indulgent, Afran. ap. Non. 502, 11 (Fragm. Com. v. 390 Rib.): te indulgebant, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 34; id. Eun. 2, 1, 16.—Pass.: animus indulgeri potuisset, be pleased, Gell. praef. 1.—
   B Esp., to give one's self up to, to be given or addicted to, to indulge in: veteres amicitias spernere, indulgere novis, Cic. Lael. 15, 54: labori, Verg. A. 6, 135: theatris, Ov. R. Am. 751: eloquentiae, Quint. 10, 1, 84: somno, Tac. A. 16, 19.—Pass. impers.: nihil relicturus, si aviditati indulgeretur, quod in aerarium referret, Liv. 45, 35, 6: sero petentibus non indulgebitur, Gai. Inst. 4, 164.—
II V. a., to concede, allow, grant, permit, give, bestow as a favor, confer (post- Aug.): alicui usum pecuniae, Suet. Aug. 41: ornamenta consularia procuratoribus, id. Claud. 24: damnatis arbitrium mortis, id. Dom. 11: insignia triumphi indulsit Caesar, Tac. A. 11, 20: patientiam flagello, i. e. to submit to patiently, Mart. 1, 105, 3: nil animis in corpora juris natura indulget, grants no power, Juv. 2, 140: basia plectro, id. 6, 384: si forte indulsit cura soporem, id. 13, 217: veniam pueris, to make allowance for, id. 8, 168.—
   (b)    With inf. (poet.): incolere templa, Sil. 14, 672.— Pass.: qui jam nunc sanguinem meum sibi indulgeri aequum censet, Liv. 40, 15, 16: rerum ipsa natura in eo quod indulsisse homini videtur, etc., Quint. 12, 1, 2: abolitio reorum, quae publice indulgetur, is granted, Dig. 48, 16, 17. —
   B Se alicui, in mal. part., Juv. 2, 165 al.—Hence, indulgens, entis, P. a.
   A Indulgent, kind, or tender to one, fond of one; constr. with dat., or in with acc. (class.).
   (a)    With dat.: obsequium peccatis indulgens praecipitem amicum ferri sinit, Cic. Lael. 24, 89.—
   (b)    With in and acc.: civitas minime in captivos indulgens, Liv. 22, 61, 1. —
   (g)    Absol.: quo ipsum nomen amantius, indulgentiusque maternum, hoc illius matris singulare scelus, Cic. Clu. 5, 12: ministri irarum, Liv. 24, 25, 9. —
   B Addicted to: aleae indulgens, addicted to dicing, Suet. Aug. 70.—
   C In pass., fondly loved: fili, indulgentissime adulescens, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 10, 13.— Adv.: indulgenter, indulgently, kindly, tenderly: nimis indulgenter loqui, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2: bestiae multa faciunt indulgenter, id. Fin. 2, 33, 109. — Comp.: dii alios indulgentius tractant, Sen. Ben. 4, 32.— Sup.: indulgentissime, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 5.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

indulgĕō,⁹ dulsī, dultum, ēre, intr. et tr.
    I intr.,
1 être bienveillant, indulgent, complaisant : sibi Cic. Leg. 1, 39, avoir de la complaisance pour soi-même, ne se rien refuser ; peccatis Cic. Læl. 89, être indulgent pour les fautes ; legioni Cæs. G. 1, 40, 15, montrer de la bienveillance à une légion ; precibus Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 15, 11, céder aux prières
2 se donner complaisamment à, s’abandonner à : labori Virg. En. 6, 135, se donner à une tâche ; somno Tac. Ann. 16, 19, s’abandonner au sommeil ; novis amicitiis Cic. Læl. 54, se donner à des amitiés nouvelles ; si aviditati indulgeretur Liv. 45, 35, 6, si l’on avait satisfait l’avidité || valetudini Cic. Fam. 16, 18, 1, avoir soin de sa santé.
    II tr.,
1 [arch.] choyer, aliquem, qqn : Ter. Haut. 988 ; Eun. 222 ; quando animus eorum... laxari indulgerique potuisset Gell. præf. 1, leur esprit ayant pu trouver à se détendre et à se satisfaire
2 accorder, concéder : alicui sanguinem suum Liv. 40, 15, 16, faire à qqn l’abandon de son sang ; damnatis arbitrium mortis Suet. Dom. 11, laisser aux condamnés le choix de leur mort, cf. Suet. Aug. 41 ; Claud. 24 ; Tac. Ann. 11, 20 ; sese videndum alicui Stat. S. 4, 6, 37, se laisser voir à qqn [accorder la vue de soi à qqn ; v. Gaffiot, 1929b, p. 221] || [avec inf.] accorder de : Sil. 14, 672 ; Stat. Th. 1, 500. supin indulsum Prisc. Gramm. 9, 51, sans exemple.