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Indulge   /ɪndˈəldʒ/   Listen
Indulge

verb
(past & past part. indulged; pres. part. indulging)
1.
Give free rein to.
2.
Yield (to); give satisfaction to.  Synonyms: gratify, pander.
3.
Enjoy to excess.  Synonym: luxuriate.
4.
Treat with excessive indulgence.  Synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil.  "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"



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"Indulge" Quotes from Famous Books



... of my life has always been to indulge my senses; I never knew anything of greater importance. I felt myself born for the fair sex, I have ever loved it dearly, and I have been loved by it as often and as much as I could. I have likewise always had a great weakness for good living, and I ever felt passionately fond of every object which ...
— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

... no time to indulge in evil thoughts, even had any crossed his mind. He caught her in his arms, and commanding the maid to follow, hurried down ...
— Hereward, The Last of the English • Charles Kingsley

... Jacobin rites in our fetes shall prevail, Ours the true feast of reason, the soul's social flow; Here we cherish the friend, while the patriot we hail, As true to his country—as stern to her foe. Impress'd with his worth, We indulge in our mirth, And bright shines the planet that ruled at his birth. Round the orbit of Britain, oh, long may it move, Like the satellite circling the ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 • Various

... "You may leave Mr. Grierson out of your problem. Miss Margery is an only child, and if she sees fit to turn Mereside into a temporary hospital, he is abundantly able to indulge her." ...
— The Price • Francis Lynde

... Idiot. "But, as I was saying, before the happy event that reduced our number from ten to nine we were permitted to address our friend Pedagog in any terms we saw fit, and whenever he became sufficiently interested to indulge in repartee we were privileged to return it. Have we relinquished that privilege? I don't remember to ...
— The Idiot • John Kendrick Bangs


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