indulge

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/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/

verb 5

Collocations

(verb.)

VERB + INDULGE

be able to, be free to, can

PREP

He likes to indulge in chocolate cake whenever he celebrates his birthday.

with

She decided to indulge herself with a relaxing spa day after finishing her exams.

Definitions

verb

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.

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations

To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.

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!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — yield (to)

verb — enjoy to excess

luxuriate

verb — treat with excessive indulgence

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.

Wiktionary

I indulged in drinking on the weekend.

Wiktionary

Richardson took over, and Mitchell proceeded to the refreshment room in his turn, but when he came back some ten minutes later, it was evident that he had been indulging in something more potent than

Wiktionary

As these days most parents indulge their children, many children don't know what good manners are.

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We're not supposed to indulge pets.

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Thus you cannot indulge in the pleasure of spending money freely.

Tatoeba · #53478

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