indulge

v., -dulged, -dulg·ing, -dulg·es.

v.tr.

1. To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor.
2. 1. To yield to; gratify: indulge a craving for chocolate.
   2. To allow (oneself) unrestrained gratification: indulged herself with idle daydreams. See synonyms at pamper.
3. Roman Catholic Church. To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.

v.intr.

1. To indulge oneself: eyed the desserts but didn't indulge.
2. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly: indulged in outrageous behavior; indulged in all the latest fads.

[Latin indulgēre.]

indulger in·dulg'er n.

verb

1. To comply with the wishes or ideas of (another): cater, gratify, humor. See resist/yield.
2. To treat with indulgence and often overtender care: baby, cater, coddle, cosset, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil. See treat well/treat badly/treat.
3. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): appease, content, fulfill, gratify, satisfy. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, luxuriate, revel, roll, rollick, wallow. See like/dislike.
5. To involve oneself in (an activity): carry on, engage, have, partake, participate. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain.

v

Definition: luxuriate in
Antonyms: abstain, moderate, not use

v

Definition: treat oneself or another to
Antonyms: disappoint, distress, frustrate, hurt, stifle

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Common misspelling(s) of indulge

• indulgue

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forkæle, forvænne, tilfredsstille, glæde, give efter for, bære over med
v. intr. - nyde livet, drikke, hengive sig til, føje

Nederlands (Dutch)
toegeven, tegemoetkomen, zich laten gaan, zich uitleven (in), zich tegoed doen

Français (French)
v. tr. - céder à (qn), gâter (un enfant)
v. intr. - (gén) se laisser tenter, boire de l'alcool (euph), se livrer à, se complaire dans (qch), se laisser tenter par

Deutsch (German)
v. - nachgeben, frönen, verwöhnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ικανοποιώ, κάνω (το) χατίρι, ενδίδω, παραδίνομαι σε, εντρυφώ σε, δείχνω ανεκτικότητα

Italiano (Italian)
indulgere, accondiscendere, vezzeggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mimar, dar-se ao luxo

Русский (Russian)
потворствовать, доставлять удовольствие, выпивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - complacer, conceder, ceder, dar rienda suelta a, mimar, consentir, satisfacer, gratificar
v. intr. - dar rienda suelta a, entregarse, abandonarse a, permitirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge efter för, skämma bort, ge fritt utlopp åt, tillfredsställa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纵情于, 迁就, 放任, 沉溺

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 縱情於, 遷就, 放任
v. intr. - 沈溺

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 만족시키다, 버릇없이 키우다, 즐겁게 하다, 지불유예를 주다
v. intr. - 탐닉하다, 술을 많이 마시다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …にふけらせる, 気ままにさせる, 楽しませる, 支払猶予を与える, ふける, 従事する, 満足させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينغمس في الملذات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פינק, השביע רצונו, ויתר‬
v. intr. - ‮שקע, התפרק, התמכר‬

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