indulge
verb/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/
Etymology
From Latin indulgeō (“to indulge”).
- borrowed from indulgeō
Definitions
To yield to a temptation or desire.
- He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.
- I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
- Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
- I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.
- August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
To give way to (a habit or temptation)
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
- to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
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To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
To grant as by favour
To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
- persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners
- Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light / Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!
The neighborhood
- synonymbaby
- synonymcocker
- synonymfeatherbed
- synonymindulge
- synonymmollycoddle
- synonymmother
- synonymnamby-pamby
- synonymnanny
- synonymposset
- antonymdrive
- antonympush
- antonymwork
- neighborindulgence
- neighborindulgent
- neighborindulger
- neighboroverprotect
- neighborsate
- neighborsatisfy
Derived
indulgeable, indulgee, indulgement, indulgingly, overindulge, reindulge, underindulge
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA