Part 5778

<hw>In*duct"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., one who stirs up or rouses. See <er>Induce</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.</def>

<h1>Inductorium</h1> <Xpage=755>

<hw>In`duc*to"ri*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Inductoriums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Inductoria</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>induct</ets>ion.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An induction coil.</def>

<h1>Inductric, Inductrical</h1> <Xpage=755>

<hw><hw>In*duc"tric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>In*duc"tric*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>Acting by, or in a state of, induction; relating to electrical induction.</def>

<h1>Indue</h1> <Xpage=755>

<hw>In*due"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Indued</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Induing</er>.]</wordforms> <altsp>[Written also <asp>endue</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[L. <ets>induere</ets> to put on, clothe, fr. OL. <ets>indu</ets> (fr. <ets>in-</ets> in) + a root seen also in L. <ets>exuere</ets> to put off, divest, <ets>exuviae</ets> the skin of an animal, slough, <ets>induviae</ets> clothes. Cf. <er>Endue</er> to invest.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To put on, as clothes; to draw on.</def>

<blockquote>The baron had <b>indued</b> a pair of jack boots. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with moral or mental qualities.</def>

<blockquote><b>Indu'd</b> with robes of various hue she flies. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Indued</b> with intellectual sense and souls. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Induement</h1> <Xpage=755>

<hw>In*due"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Indue</er>; cf. <er>Indument</er>, <er>Enduement</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment.</def>

<i>W. Montagu.</i>

<h1>Indulge</h1> <Xpage=755>

<hw>In*dulge"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Indulged</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Indulging</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>indulgere</ets> to be kind or tender to one; cf. OIr. <ets>dilgud</ets>, equiv. to L. <ets>remissio</ets>, OIr. <ets>dligeth</ets>, equiv. to L. <ets>lex</ets>, Goth. <ets>dulgs</ets> debt.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; <sd>(a)</sd> when said of a habit, desire, etc.: to give free course to; to give one's self up to; <as>as, to <ex>indulge</ex> sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; <sd>(b)</sd> when said of a person: to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; <as>as, to <ex>indulge</ex> children in their caprices or willfulness</as>; to <ex>indulge</ex> one's self with a rest or in pleasure.</as></def>

<blockquote>Hope in another life implies that we <b>indulge</b> ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly. <i>Atterbury.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.</def>

<blockquote>Persuading us that something must be <b>indulged</b> to public manners. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light <b>Indulge</b>, dread Chaos, and eternal Night! <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; It is remarked by Johnson, that if the matter of indulgence is a single thing, it has <i>with</i> before it; if it is a habit, it has <i>in</i>; as, he indulged himself <i>with</i> a glass of wine or a new book; he indulges himself <i>in</i> idleness or intemperance. See <er>Gratify</er>.</note>

<h1>Indulge</h1> <Xpage=755>

<hw>In*dulge"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by <i>in</i>, but formerly, also, by <i>to</i>.</def> "Willing to <i>indulge</i> in easy vices."

<i>Johnson.</i>