Verb: indulge in'dúlj
- Give free rein to
"The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
- Yield (to); give satisfaction to
"The parents indulged their child's every whim";
- gratify, pander
- Enjoy to excess
"She indulges in ice cream";
- luxuriate
- Treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often indulge the children";
- pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker [rare], baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, overindulge, nanny [informal]
Derived forms: indulging, indulges, indulged
Type of: act, cater, consume, deplete, do by [Brit], eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, handle, move, provide, put up, run through, supply, treat, use, use up, wipe out
Encyclopedia: Indulge