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Indulge

//ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To yield to a temptation or desire. intransitive, often

    "He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge."

  2. 2
    yield (to); give satisfaction to wordnet
  3. 3
    To satisfy the wishes or whims of. transitive

    "Grandma indulges the kids with sweets."

  4. 4
    enjoy to excess wordnet
  5. 5
    To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

    "to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations"

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  1. 6
    give free rein to wordnet
  2. 7
    To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
  3. 8
    treat with excessive indulgence wordnet
  4. 9
    To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.

    "persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners"

Etymology

From Latin indulgeō (“I indulge”).

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