How to pronounce indulge

to give in to one’s desires or wants

indulge(verb)

give free rein to

"The writer indulged in metaphorical language"

gratify, pander, indulge(verb)

yield (to); give satisfaction to

indulge, luxuriate(verb)

enjoy to excess

"She indulges in ice cream"

pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge(verb)

treat with excessive indulgence

"grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

to give in to (a desire)

the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly

conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer

to treat with great or excessive care

you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids

He began to indulge in drinking after he lost his wife.

You must not indulge in drinking.

You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune.

Young parents often indulge their children.

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deny abuse ill treat ill use maltreat manhandle mishandle mistreat misuse

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• indulgi dorloti cedi al Esperanto
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• succomber choyer dorloter céder gâter French
• consentir, permitir, sucumbirGalician
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• लिप्त Hindi
• elkényeztet elcsábul Hungarian
• להתמכרformer Hebrew
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• indulgere Latin
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• răsfăța Romanian
• потакать потворствовать ублажать баловать отсрочить попустительствовать Russian
• unna Swedish
• ஈடுபடுத்தி Tamil
• ดื่มด่ำThai