Indulge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor.
  • v. To yield to; gratify: indulge a craving for chocolate.
  • v. To allow (oneself) unrestrained gratification: indulged herself with idle daydreams. See Synonyms at pamper.
  • v. Roman Catholic Church To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.
  • verb-intransitive. To indulge oneself: eyed the desserts but didn't indulge.
  • verb-intransitive. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly: indulged in outrageous behavior; indulged in all the latest fads.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. : To yield to a temptation or desire.
  • v. To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
  • v. To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain.
  • v. to give free course to; to give one's self up to;
  • v. to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from
  • v. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
  • verb-intransitive. 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 in, but formerly, also, by to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To be kind or complaisant to; yield to the wish or humor of; gratify by compliance; refrain from restraining; humor: as, to indulge a child.
  • To grant, as a favor; bestow in compliance with desire or petition; accord.
  • To give way to; give free course to: as, to indulge a propensity or a passion.
  • Synonyms Humor, etc. (see gratify); favor, pamper.
  • To gratify one's self freely; give free course to the gratification of one's desires or appetites: followed by in before the object of desire, etc.: as, to indulge in the use of tobacco.
  • To yield; give way: with to.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. yield (to); give satisfaction to
  • v. enjoy to excess
  • v. treat with excessive indulgence
  • v. give free rein to
  • Antonym
    abstain   
    Verb Form
    indulged    indulges    indulging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    do by    handle    treat   
    Cross Reference
    grant   
    Hyponym
    wallow   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    humor    revel    wallow    pamper    cosset    spoil    coddle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bulge    divulge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts