| VERB | social | indulge | give free rein to |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | indulge, gratify, pander | yield (to) | |
| consumption | indulge, luxuriate | enjoy / enjoy / enjoy to excess | |
| social | indulge, pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil | treat with excessive indulgence |
| Sounds | ihndah'ljh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | bulge ... divulge: 3 rhymes with ahljh... | |
| Meaning | Give free rein to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The writer indulged in metaphorical language" | |
| Narrower | wallow | devote oneself entirely / entirely to something |
| Spanish | abandonarse a algo | |
| Nouns | indulgence | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
| Meaning | Yield (to) ; give satisfaction to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | Sam cannot indulge Sue | |
| Synonyms | gratify, pander | |
| Narrower | humor, humour | put into a good mood |
| sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats | Live promiscuously and self-indulgently | |
| spree | Engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping | |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| Spanish | complacer, consentir, satisfacer, sucumbir | |
| Nouns | indulgence | a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone |
| indulging | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire | |
| Meaning | enjoy / enjoy / enjoy to excess. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They indulge themselves | |
| Example | "She indulges in ice cream" | |
| Synonym | luxuriate | |
| Narrower | surfeit | indulge (one's appetite) to satiety |
| Broader | consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out | use up (resources or materials) |
| Nouns | indulgence | an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires |
| Meaning | treat with excessive indulgence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil | |
| Broader | treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way |
| Spanish | consentir, malcriar, mimar | |
| Catalan | amanyagar, amoixar, contemplar | |
| Nouns | indulgence, indulging | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
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