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/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/
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To yield to a temptation or desire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, often
Examples
He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge. I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Grandma indulges the kids with sweets. I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes. August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
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Antonyms: none provided
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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yield (to); give satisfaction to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gratify, pander
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: provide, supply, ply, cater
Narrower terms: humor, humour, spree, sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats
enjoy to excess
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She indulges in ice cream
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: luxuriate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Narrower terms: surfeit
give free rein to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The writer indulged in metaphorical language
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: wallow
treat with excessive indulgence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
grandparents often pamper the children Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: treat, handle, do by
From Latin indulgeō (“to indulge”).
Across languages
Translations
111 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
uymaq
— to yield to a temptation
Bulgarian :
отдавам се на
(otdavam se na)
— to yield to a temptation
Chinese Mandarin :
屈服
(qūfú)
— to yield to a temptation
Czech :
oddávat se (pokušení)
— to yield to a temptation
Czech :
dopřávat si
— to yield to a temptation
Czech :
dopřát si
— to yield to a temptation
Czech :
vychutnat si
— to yield to a temptation
Dutch :
toegeven
— to yield to a temptation
Dutch :
zwichten (voor de verleiding)
— to yield to a temptation
Esperanto :
indulgi
— to yield to a temptation
Esperanto :
dorloti
— to yield to a temptation
Finnish :
langeta
— to yield to a temptation
Finnish :
sortua
— to yield to a temptation
French :
céder
— to yield to a temptation
French :
succomber (à la tentation)
— to yield to a temptation
Galician :
sucumbir
— to yield to a temptation
German :
nachgeben
— to yield to a temptation
German :
erliegen
— to yield to a temptation
Greek :
υποκύπτω
(ypokýpto)
— to yield to a temptation
Greek :
ενδίδω
(endído)
— to yield to a temptation
Hebrew :
הִתְעַנֵֵּג
(hit'anég)
— to yield to a temptation
Hungarian :
elcsábul
— to yield to a temptation
Hungarian :
hódol
— to yield to a temptation
Hungarian :
megenged magának
— to yield to a temptation
Hungarian :
belemerül
— to yield to a temptation
Māori :
whakawaireka
— to yield to a temptation
Occitan :
cedir
— to yield to a temptation
Occitan :
sucombir
— to yield to a temptation
Portuguese :
ceder
— to yield to a temptation
Portuguese :
sucumbir
— to yield to a temptation
Russian :
предаваться
(predavatʹsja)
— to yield to a temptation
Russian :
соблазня́ться
(soblaznjátʹsja)
— to yield to a temptation
Russian :
соблазни́ться
(soblaznítʹsja)
— to yield to a temptation
Spanish :
ser indulgente consigo mismo
— to yield to a temptation
Swedish :
hänge sig (åt)
— to yield to a temptation
Thai :
หลงระเริง
— to yield to a temptation
Turkish :
meyletmek
— to yield to a temptation
Bulgarian :
задоволявам
(zadovoljavam)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Chinese Mandarin :
放縱 /放纵
(fàngzòng)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Chinese Mandarin :
放任
(fàngrèn)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Chinese Mandarin :
姑息
(gūxī)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Chinese Mandarin :
寬縱 /宽纵
(kuānzòng)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Chinese Mandarin :
遷就 /迁就
(qiānjiù)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Czech :
uspokojit
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Czech :
hýčkat
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Czech :
rozmazlovat
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Dutch :
in de watten leggen
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Dutch :
verwennen
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Dutch :
koesteren
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Esperanto :
cedi al
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Finnish :
hemmotella
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
French :
dorloter
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
French :
gâter
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
French :
choyer
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Galician :
consentir
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Galician :
permitir
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
German :
frönen
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
German :
hätscheln
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
German :
verwöhnen
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Greek :
του κάνω όλα τα χατήρια
(tou káno óla ta chatíria)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Greek :
κακομαθαίνω
(kakomathaíno)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Greek :
καλομαθαίνω
(kalomathaíno)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Hebrew :
סיפק
(sipék)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Hungarian :
kényeztet
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Hungarian :
elkényeztet
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Hungarian :
kedvében jár
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Hungarian :
kedvét keresi
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Hungarian :
lesi/teljesíti kívánságát (minden)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Japanese :
甘やかす
(amayakasu)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Māori :
whakapuhi
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Māori :
whakawaireka
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Māori :
morimori
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Polish :
folgować
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Polish :
rozpuszczać
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Portuguese :
mimar
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Romanian :
răsfăța
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Russian :
потака́ть
(potakátʹ)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Russian :
потво́рствовать
(potvórstvovatʹ)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Russian :
балова́ть
(balovátʹ)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Russian :
попусти́тельствовать
(popustítelʹstvovatʹ)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Russian :
ублажа́ть
(ublažátʹ)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Russian :
угождать
(ugoždatʹ)
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Spanish :
indulgenciar
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Spanish :
indulgir
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Turkish :
memnun etmek
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Turkish :
şımartmak
— to satisfy the wishes or whims of
Bulgarian :
позволявам си
(pozvoljavam si)
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Chinese Mandarin :
放縱 /放纵
(fàngzòng)
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Czech :
dát průchod (citům, návyku)
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Finnish :
langeta
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
German :
nachgeben
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
German :
ergeben
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
German :
hingeben
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
German :
nachsichtig sein gegenüber
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
German :
nachgiebig sein gegenüber
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Hungarian :
átadja magát
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Hungarian :
kielégít
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Polish :
folgować
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Polish :
ulegać
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Polish :
ulec
— to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
Chinese Mandarin :
寬限 /宽限
(kuānxiàn)
— to grant extension to payment
Dutch :
uitstel van betaling toestaan
— to grant extension to payment
Finnish :
antaa maksuaikaa
— to grant extension to payment
French :
accorder un délai de paiement
— to grant extension to payment
Hungarian :
haladékot ad
— to grant extension to payment
Romanian :
amâna
— to grant extension to payment
Romanian :
păsui
— to grant extension to payment
Romanian :
îngădui
— to grant extension to payment
Russian :
отсро́чить
(otsróčitʹ)
— to grant extension to payment
Chinese Mandarin :
恩准
(ēnzhǔn)
— to grant as by favour
Finnish :
suoda
— to grant as by favour