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indulge



verb
1. give free rein to (Freq. 2)
- The writer indulged in metaphorical language
Derivationally related forms:
indulgence
Hyponyms:
wallow
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. yield (to);
give satisfaction to (Freq. 2)
Syn:
gratify, pander
Derivationally related forms:
indulgence, indulging, panderer (for: pander), gratification (for: gratify)
Hypernyms:
provide, supply, ply, cater
Hyponyms:
humor, humour, spree, sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Sam cannot indulge Sue
3. enjoy to excess (Freq. 1)
- She indulges in ice cream
Syn:
luxuriate
Derivationally related forms:
luxuriation (for: luxuriate), luxury (for: luxuriate), indulgence
Hypernyms:
consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete,
exhaust, run through, wipe out
Hyponyms:
surfeit
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They indulge themselves
4. treat with excessive indulgence
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Syn:
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
coddle, mollycoddle, spoil
Derivationally related forms:
indulging, indulgence, spoiler (for: spoil), mollycoddler (for: mollycoddle), mollycoddle (for: mollycoddle), coddler (for: coddle), baby (for: baby), pamperer (for: pamper), pampering (for: pamper)
Hypernyms:
treat, handle, do by
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

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