Dictionary Entry
indulge
indulge is a 7-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
- 2transitive verb
to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
- 3transitive verb
to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure.
- 4transitive verb
To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
- 5intransitive verb
To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to.
- 6verb
yield (to); give satisfaction to
- 7verb
enjoy to excess
"She indulges in ice cream"
Synonyms
- 8verb
give free rein to
"The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
- 9verb
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
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