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Indulging

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v. Present participle of indulge.

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n. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Word Usage

"But we could equally well turn this around completely; we're already committed to the conceit that it did happen, already suspending disbelief, so maybe what we're really "indulging" is that little inner geekboy's conceit that it knows what's possible and what's not."

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

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

bulge divulge

Same Context

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