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in·dulge
(ĭn-dŭlj′)v. in·dulged, in·dulg·ing, in·dulg·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To yield to (a desire or whim); gratify: indulge a craving for chocolate.
b. To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively: We indulged our daughter on her birthday. See Synonyms at pamper.
2. 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.
in·dulg′er n.
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indulge
(ɪnˈdʌldʒ)vb
1. (when: intr, often foll by in) to yield to or gratify (a whim or desire for): to indulge a desire for new clothes; to indulge in new clothes.
2. (tr) to yield to the wishes of; pamper: to indulge a child.
3. (tr) to allow oneself the pleasure of something: at Christmas he liked to indulge himself.
4. (Commerce) (tr) commerce to allow (a debtor) an extension of time for payment of (a bill, etc)
5. (intr) informal to take alcoholic drink, esp to excess
[C17: from Latin indulgēre to concede, from -dulgēre, probably related to Greek dolikhos long, Gothic tulgus firm]
inˈdulger n
inˈdulgingly adv
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in•dulge
(ɪnˈdʌldʒ)v. -dulged, -dulg•ing. v.t.
1. to yield to or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.).
2. to yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with.
3. to allow to follow one's will or inclination: to indulge oneself in reckless spending.
v.i. 4. to yield to an inclination or desire; indulge oneself (often fol. by in): indulged in a bit of humor.
[1630–40; < Latin indulgēre to be lenient (toward), accede]
in•dulg′er, n.
in•dulg′ing•ly, adv.
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indulge
Past participle: indulged
Gerund: indulging
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| Verb | 1. | indulge - give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language" wallow - devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows" |
| 2. | indulge - yield (to); give satisfaction to spree - engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats - live promiscuously and self-indulgently | |
| 3. | indulge - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream" deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" surfeit - indulge (one's appetite) to satiety | |
| 4. |  indulge - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" |
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indulge
verb
1. gratify, satisfy, fulfil, feed, give way to, yield to, cater to, pander to, regale, gladden, satiate His success has let him indulge his love of expensive cars.
2. spoil, pamper, cosset, baby, favour, humour, give in to, coddle, spoon-feed, mollycoddle, fawn on, overindulge He did not agree with indulging children.
indulge yourself treat yourself, splash out, spoil yourself, luxuriate in something, overindulge yourself You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune.
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indulge
verb2. To treat with indulgence and often overtender care:
3. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire):
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Translations
يُدَلِّل، يَتَساهَل معيَنْغَمِسُ في المَلذات
oddávat sepovyrazit serozmazlovat
forkæleforvænnegive efter for
megenged
láta eftir, dekra viîláta undan, láta eftirleyfa sér
duoti valiąleisti sau malonumąnuolaidžiaujantispataikavimastenkinti
atļautiesizdabātļaut vaļunodotiessagādāt prieku
zabaviť sa
razvajati se
canının istediğini yapmakkendini vermekmüsamaha etmekşımartmak
indulge
[ɪnˈdʌldʒ]A. VT (= give in to) [+ desire, appetite] → satisfacer; [+ whim] → consentir; [+ person] → complacer; (= spoil) [+ child] → mimar, consentir
to indulge o.s → darse un gusto
go on, indulge yourself! → venga, ¡date ese gustazo or capricho!
to indulge o.s → darse un gusto
go on, indulge yourself! → venga, ¡date ese gustazo or capricho!
B. VI to indulge in → permitirse
everyone indulges in fattening foods once in a while → todo el mundo se permite comer cosas que engordan de vez en cuando
he is indulging in fantasy/speculation → se está dejando llevar por la fantasía/especulación
everyone indulges in fattening foods once in a while → todo el mundo se permite comer cosas que engordan de vez en cuando
he is indulging in fantasy/speculation → se está dejando llevar por la fantasía/especulación
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indulge
vt
appetite, desires etc, person → nachgeben (+dat); (= overindulge) children → verwöhnen, verhätscheln; one’s imagination → frönen (+dat); he indulges her every whim → er erfüllt ihr jeden Wunsch; to indulge oneself in something → sich (dat) → etw gönnen, in etw (dat) → schwelgen; she indulged herself with a glass of wine → sie gönnte sich (dat) → ein Glas Wein; go on, indulge yourself! → nun komm schon, gönn dir mal was (inf)
debtor → Zahlungsaufschub gewähren (+dat)
vi to indulge in something → sich (dat) → etw gönnen or genehmigen (inf); in vice, drink, daydreams → einer Sache (dat) → frönen, sich einer Sache (dat) → hingeben; to indulge in something to excess → etw bis zum Exzess treiben; dessert came, but I didn’t indulge (inf) → der Nachtisch kam, aber ich konnte mich beherrschen; I don’t indulge → ich trinke/rauche etc nicht; we don’t indulge in such underhand tactics → wir geben uns mit solchen hinterhältigen Taktiken nicht ab
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indulge
[ɪnˈdʌldʒ] vt (give into, desire, appetite) → soddisfare, appagare; (person) → assecondare (i desideri di), accontentare; (spoil, child) → viziarewhy not indulge yourself and have an ice-cream? → dai, concediti un gelato
indulge in vi + prep (activity) → darsi a; (emotion) → lasciarsi andare a; (chocolate, sweets) → concedersi
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indulge
(inˈdaldʒ) verb1. to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes. You shouldn't indulge that child.
2. to follow (a wish, interest etc). He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.
3. to allow (oneself) a luxury etc. Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).
inˈdulgence nouninˈdulgent adjective
willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent). an indulgent parent.
indulge in to give way to (an inclination, emotion etc). She indulged in tears / in a fit of temper.
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