Indulge

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To yield to (a desire or whim); gratify.
  • intransitive verb. To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively: synonym: pamper.
  • intransitive verb. To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.
  • intransitive verb. To indulge oneself.
  • intransitive verb. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly.
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain.
  • transitive verb. to give free course to; to give one's self up to;
  • transitive verb. to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from
  • transitive verb. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
  • intransitive verb. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. : To yield to a temptation or desire.
  • verb. To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
  • verb. To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. yield (to); give satisfaction to
  • verb. enjoy to excess
  • verb. treat with excessive indulgence
  • verb. give free rein to
  • Word Usage
    "That large order of large “Natural-Cut French Fries” that I like to order when I indulge is another 500 calories."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    abstain  
    cross-reference
    grant  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    do by  handle  treat  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    wallow  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bulge  divulge  
    Same Context
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    Synonym
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    verb-form