indulge
/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/verb2 syllables
Indulge means: treat with excessive indulgence.
Synonyms for indulge15
verb, as in treat with excessive indulgence
verb, as in yield (to); give satisfaction to
gratify, pander
verb, as in enjoy to excess
luxuriate
also used for indulge
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What does indulge mean?4
verb
1
treat with excessive indulgence“grandparents often pamper the children”
2
yield (to); give satisfaction to
3
enjoy to excess“She indulges in ice cream”
4
give free rein to“The writer indulged in metaphorical language”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with indulge?1
one syllable
bulge
Indulge in a sentence
- If you want to change people, you can't indulge them.rul
- Some birds indulge in aerobatics, seemingly for the sheer pleasure of doing so.Adelpa
- Thus you cannot indulge in the pleasure of spending money freely.unknown
- I didn’t come to indulge his ego.Nuel
- They left everything behind to indulge in the pleasures of the flesh.Nuel
- He began to indulge in drinking after he lost his wife.CK
- Father was generous enough to indulge my every whim.unknown
- You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune.Adelpa
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Forms of indulge
as a verb
- past tense
- indulged
- present participle
- indulging
- third-person singular
- indulges
- past participle
- indulged