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indulge definition

indulge


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  indulge 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  indulge 
 
  Sense  1 
  indulge 
  =>  wallow 
 
  Sense  2 
  gratify,  pander,  indulge 
  =>  humor,  humour 
  =>  spree 
  =>  sow  one's  oats,  sow  one's  wild  oats 
 
  Sense  3 
  indulge,  luxuriate 
  =>  surfeit 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  indulge 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  indulge 
 
  Sense  1 
  indulge 
  =>  wallow 
 
  Sense  2 
  gratify,  pander,  indulge 
  =>  humor,  humour 
  =>  spree 
  =>  sow  one's  oats,  sow  one's  wild  oats 
 
  Sense  3 
  indulge,  luxuriate 
  =>  surfeit 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  indulge 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  indulge 
 
  4  senses  of  indulge 
 
  Sense  1 
  indulge 
 
  Sense  2 
  gratify,  pander,  indulge 
  =>  provide,  supply,  ply,  cater 
 
  Sense  3 
  indulge,  luxuriate 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
 
  Sense  4 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  indulge 
 
  indulge  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  indulge 
 
  Sense  1 
  indulge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  gratify,  pander,  indulge 
  =>  provide,  supply,  ply,  cater 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  indulge,  luxuriate 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  indulge 
  indulgence 
 
  Overview  of  verb  indulge 
 
  The  verb  indulge  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  indulge  --  (give  free  rein  to  "The  writer  indulged  in  metaphorical  language") 
  2.  (2)  gratify,  pander,  indulge  --  (yield  (to);  give  satisfaction  to) 
  3.  (1)  indulge,  luxuriate  --  (enjoy  to  excess) 
  4.  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  indulge 
  indulgent 
 
  Overview  of  verb  indulge 
 
  The  verb  indulge  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  indulge  --  (give  free  rein  to  "The  writer  indulged  in  metaphorical  language") 
  2.  (2)  gratify,  pander,  indulge  --  (yield  (to);  give  satisfaction  to) 
  3.  (1)  indulge,  luxuriate  --  (enjoy  to  excess) 
  4.  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 



indulge definition