indulge

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   enjoy to excess

   I indulge in ice cream.

2. 2
   verb

   give free rein to

   The writer indulged in metaphorical language

3. 3
   verb

   To yield to a temptation or desire.

   He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.

4. 4
   verb

   To satisfy the wishes or whims of.

   Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.

5. 5
   verb

   To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

   to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations

6. 6
   verb

   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

7. 7
   verb

   yield (to)

8. 8
   verb

   treat with excessive indulgence

Etymology

From Latin indulgeō (“to indulge”).