Analysis Complete

indulge

/ indulge /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
enjoy to excess
Type of:
consume eat up use up
Kinds of:
surfeit
Derived:
luxury luxuriousness opulence sumptuousness indulgence
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
give free rein to
"The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
Kinds of:
wallow
Derived:
indulgence indulging pampering humoring
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
yield (to); give satisfaction to
Type of:
provide supply ply
Kinds of:
humor humour spree sow one's oats sow one's wild oats
Derived:
indulgence lenience leniency indulging pampering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let''s not mollycoddle our students!"
Type of:
treat handle do by
Derived:
indulgence indulging pampering humoring pamperer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
20
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consume eat up use up surfeit wallow provide supply ply humor humour spree sow one's oats