English to English
indulge
(/I/n'd/@/l/dZ/
)
verb (v)
- give free rein to(verb.social)Example:
The writer indulged in metaphorical language.
source: wordnet30 - enjoy to excess(verb.consumption)Example:
She indulges in ice cream.
source: wordnet30 - treat with excessive indulgence(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913