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indulge
(/I/n'd/@/l/dZ/ )

verb (v)

  • give free rein to(verb.social)
    Example:
    The writer indulged in metaphorical language.
    source: wordnet30
  • yield (to); give satisfaction to(verb.consumption)
    Synonym:
    gratify, pander
    source: wordnet30
  • enjoy to excess(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    She indulges in ice cream.
    Synonym:
    luxuriate
    source: wordnet30
  • treat with excessive indulgence(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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