indulge
in·dulge (in dulj′)
transitive verb -·dulged′, -·dulg′·ing
- to yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to to indulge a craving for sweets
- to gratify the wishes of; be very lenient with; humor
- Archaic to grant as a kindness, favor, or privilege
Etymology: L indulgere, to be kind to, yield to < in- + base prob. akin to Gr dolichos, long & Goth tulgus, firm
intransitive verb
to give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
indulge
v.
Object
- yourselves: Just the two of you: Indulge yourselves at the spa with a La Prairie " caviar " treatment.
- passion: Buying stock in Glenmorangie or Diageo is a pretty arid way of indulging a passion for the water of life.
- fantasy: Songs indulging similar fantasies have the advantage of being always to hand.
- taste: Shop, indulge, taste, smell, relax and pamper.
- nature: But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather serve one another in love.
- sense: Whenever you need to indulge the senses and escape the demands of everyday life there can be only one choice.
Modifying Another Word
- freely: In the fair and after it the old man indulged freely in ardent spirits, and soon after reaching home went to bed.
- occasionally: Frightening for all of us who occasionally indulge in on-line hyperbole.
- over: Molly coddle: To molly coddle someone or some pet is to really fuss over them; to over indulge them.
- perhaps: St Petersburg has an inspiring cafe, bar and music scene, so perhaps indulge.
- regularly: An avid reader, she also regularly indulges in retail therapy.
- sometimes: The frenzied activity in which he indulges sometimes gives the false impression of being dynamic.
Preposition: in
- orgy: No wonder he was always indulging in orgies of forbidden words.
- speculation: To answer this we must indulge in some plausible speculation.
- pastime: We were given long reading lists, and I was able to indulge in a favorite pastime - losing myself in a book.
- nostalgia: Knowhere Guide to Coventry A fun site with chat and message boards where you can exchange comments and opinions or just indulge in nostalgia.
- cuisine: Relax at the end of the day in our charming hotels and indulge in fine cuisine.
- fantasy: This is a glorious piece of theater in which workers on a toy doll assembly line indulge in escapist fantasy.
Nous sommes tous oblige¤ s, pour rendre la re¤ alite¤ supportable, d'entretenir en nous quelques petites folies. We must all indulge in a few follies if we are to make reality bearable.
Errors look so very ugly in persons of small meansöone feels they are taking quite a liberty in going astray; whereas people of fortunemay naturally indulgeina few delinquencies.
Vengeance is a personal reaction. But not one that government can indulge in.
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