to indulge
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4.1
- verb
- /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/
:
consentir
- I've indulged you long enough.
I actually don't think it's even kind to indulge the lie to people.
- I actually don't think it's even kind to indulge the lie to people.
- The thing is, though, it's bad behavior is not only indulged in your industry.
- If you put Sarah Jane Baker, if, if, if, if can I you indulge me a moment.
- I tell anybody and you know, indulge your kids passions because that's where their outlet is.
- It's always the dad show, the drama, their passions, their stuff, and you're always feeling like you're always having to indulge this really immature parent.
- So would you possibly indulge me in a break breakdown in a day in Priyanka Chopra Jonas's life?
- However, the system for forsters work, but the they they like indulge more information into them right.
Examples
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- Oh, they indulge me, really.
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Please, indulge me.
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So I need you to indulge him a little bit.
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Come on, indulge me with it, eh?
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The study also revealed that boys are more likely to indulge in bullying compared to girls.
Academic text (2012) -
We don't indulge children, we make men.
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Janet Henry knows that to keep her sanity, she needs to indulge herself occasionally.
Fiction book (1994) -
Your family indulged your every whim.
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While not fully understanding him, most Quakers were willing to indulge him in his idiosyncrasy.
Academic text (2007) -
Parents often indulge their children during special occasions by giving them extra treats.
Synonyms
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3.7
To give a child too many gifts or freedoms, causing bad behavior
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3.7
To give someone too much care and special treatment
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6.4
Treat someone with too much care so they become less independent
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6.0
To treat someone with too much care and make things too easy for them
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6.2
Let yourself and others have too much food or drink
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6.7
To give someone too much kindness and gifts so they expect special treatment
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9.3
To give someone too much care so they become weak
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9.1
To give someone too much care and protection so they do not face problems
To give someone too much care or gifts so they do not learn to manage on their own
To give someone too much comfort so they do not learn
Antonyms
How Permissive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Indulge comes from the Latin indulgere, which meant 'to give in' or 'be kind'. Imagine a parent who 'gives in' and hands a child sweets; to indulge someone is to allow them what they want, often too much.