overindulge

v., -dulged, -dulg·ing, -dulg·es.

v.tr.

1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess: overindulging a fondness for chocolate.
2. To indulge (a person) excessively: overindulges his children.

v.intr.
To indulge in something to excess.

overindulgence o'ver·in·dul'gence n.
overindulgent o'ver·in·dul'gent adj.
overindulgently o'ver·in·dul'gent·ly adv.

verb

To treat with indulgence and often overtender care: baby, cater, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil. See treat well/treat badly/treat.

n

Definition: intemperance
Antonyms: temperance

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
  Synonyms: gorge, ingurgitate, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - være for svag over for, forkæle, (mht. mad etc.) spise for meget
v. intr. - spise for meget af noget

Nederlands (Dutch)
te veel toegeven

Français (French)
v. tr. - gâter
v. intr. - faire des excès de

Deutsch (German)
v. - zu sehr frönen, zu nachsichtig sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εντρυφώ σε κάτι υπερβολικά (ποτό, φαγητό)

Italiano (Italian)
viziare, concedersi piaceri in eccesso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - exceder-se em, abusar de, mimar em excesso

Русский (Russian)
потакать, злоупотреблять, баловать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ser demasiado indulgente con, mimar demasiado a, dar rienda suelta a
v. intr. - tratarse demasiado bien

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skämma bort för mycket, ge efter för mycket, frossa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
过度放纵, 溺爱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 過度放縱
v. intr. - 溺愛

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 너무 방임하다, 제멋대로 굴다
v. intr. - 재멋대로 행동하다, 탐닉하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 甘やかしすぎる, 夢中になりすぎる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفرط بالترف, يدلل بإفراط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פינק יותר מדי‬
v. intr. - ‮התפנק יותר מדי‬

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