indulged
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪnˈdəɫdʒd// UK //ɪndˈʌldʒd// in·dulged
v. to allow someone to have something they want, even if it is not very healthy or useful. You also use this when you give in to a habit or a feeling you know is bad for you.
v. to allow or permit someone to have or do something; to yield to a desire or habit. Often implies a lack of restraint or a failure to exercise self-control.
She indulged her children by letting them eat too much candy.
The manager indulged the employee's request for a week off, even though the team was busy with a major project.
While the critic was willing to indulge the author's stylistic quirks for a short story, he found the same habits intolerable in a full-length novel.