indulge

indulge has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. t.. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
• v. t.. to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;
• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
• v. i.. 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.
• v.. yield (to); give satisfaction to
• v.. enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"
• v.. give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
• v.. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"