indulge

in·dulge  (n-dlj)

v. in·dulged, in·dulg·ing, in·dulg·es

v.tr.

1. To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor.

2.

a. To yield to; gratify: indulge a craving for chocolate.

b. To allow (oneself) unrestrained gratification: indulged herself with idle daydreams. See Synonyms at pamper.

3. Roman Catholic Church To grant an ecclesiastical indulgence or dispensation to.

v.intr.

1. To indulge oneself: eyed the desserts but didn't indulge.

2. To engage or take part, especially freely or avidly: indulged in outrageous behavior; indulged in all the latest fads.

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[Latin indulgre; see dlegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·dulger n.

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indulge [ɪnˈdʌldʒ]

vb

1. (when intr, often foll by in) to yield to or gratify (a whim or desire for) to indulge a desire for new clothes to indulge in new clothes

2. (tr) to yield to the wishes of; pamper to indulge a child

3. (tr) to allow oneself the pleasure of something at Christmas he liked to indulge himself

4. (Business / Commerce) (tr) Commerce to allow (a debtor) an extension of time for payment of (a bill, etc.)

5. (intr) Informal to take alcoholic drink, esp to excess

[from Latin indulgēre to concede, from -dulgēre, probably related to Greek dolikhos long, Gothic tulgus firm]

indulger  n

indulgingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	indulge - give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language" wallow - devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"
	2.	indulge - yield (to); give satisfaction to pander, gratify humor, humour - put into a good mood spree - engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats - live promiscuously and self-indulgently
	3.	indulge - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream" luxuriate deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" surfeit - indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
	4.	indulge - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

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indulge

verb

1. gratify, satisfy, fulfil, feed, give way to, yield to, cater to, pander to, regale, gladden, satiate His success has let him indulge his love of expensive cars.

2. spoil, pamper, cosset, baby, favour, humour, give in to, coddle, spoon-feed, mollycoddle, fawn on, overindulge He did not agree with indulging children.

indulge yourself treat yourself, splash out, spoil yourself, luxuriate in something, overindulge yourself You can indulge yourself without spending a fortune.

Translations

indulge [ɪnˈdʌldʒ]

A. VT (= give in to) [+ desire, appetite] → satisfacer; [+ whim] → consentir; [+ person] → complacer; (= spoil) [+ child] → mimar, consentir
to indulge o.s → darse un gusto
go on, indulge yourself! → venga, ¡date ese gustazo or capricho!

B. VI to indulge in → permitirse
everyone indulges in fattening foods once in a while → todo el mundo se permite comer cosas que engordan de vez en cuando
he is indulging in fantasy/speculation → se está dejando llevar por la fantasía/especulación

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indulge [ɪnˈdʌldʒ]

vt

(= spoil) [+ person] → gâter

[+ passion, whim] → céder à, satisfaire
to indulge o.s. → se faire plaisir

vi
to indulge in sth [+ treat, luxury] → se permettre qch; [+ pastime, passion] → s'adonner à qch

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indulge

vt

appetite, desires etc, person → nachgeben (+dat); (= overindulge) children → verwöhnen, verhätscheln; one’s imagination → frönen (+dat); he indulges her every whim → er erfüllt ihr jeden Wunsch; to indulge oneself in something → sich (dat) → etw gönnen, in etw (dat) → schwelgen; she indulged herself with a glass of wine → sie gönnte sich (dat) → ein Glas Wein; go on, indulge yourself! → nun komm schon, gönn dir mal was (inf)

debtor → Zahlungsaufschub gewähren (+dat)

vi to indulge in something → sich (dat) → etw gönnen or genehmigen (inf); in vice, drink, daydreams → einer Sache (dat) → frönen, sich einer Sache (dat) → hingeben; to indulge in something to excess → etw bis zum Exzess treiben; dessert came, but I didn’t indulge (inf) → der Nachtisch kam, aber ich konnte mich beherrschen; I don’t indulge → ich trinke/rauche etc nicht; we don’t indulge in such underhand tactics → wir geben uns mit solchen hinterhältigen Taktiken nicht ab

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indulge [ɪnˈdʌldʒ] vt (give into, desire, appetite) → soddisfare, appagare; (person) → assecondare (i desideri di), accontentare; (spoil, child) → viziare
why not indulge yourself and have an ice-cream? → dai, concediti un gelato

indulge in vi + prep (activity) → darsi a; (emotion) → lasciarsi andare a; (chocolate, sweets) → concedersi

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indulge

v indulge [inˈdaldʒ]

1 to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes You shouldn't indulge that child. bederf يُدَلِّل، يَتَساهَل مع позволявам rozmazlovat forkæle; forvænne nachgeben κακομαθαίνω consentir hellitama لوس کردن antaa periksi gâter לְפַנֵק का मन रखना popuštati elkényeztet memanjakan láta eftir, dekra við assecondare; viziare 甘やかす 만족시키다 pataikauti, nuolaidžiauti izdabāt memanjakan zijn zin geven forkjæle, føye, skjemme bort ulegać estragar a răsfăţa потакать rozmaznávať razvajati povlađivati vara efterlåten mot, skämma bort ยอมตามใจ şımartmak, müsamaha etmek 縱容 балувати, потурати کسی کی خواہش پوری کرنا nuông chiều 纵容

2 to follow (a wish, interest etc) He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants. bevredig يُطْلِقُ العَنان لَنفسِه في المأكل والمَشْرَب задоволявам oddávat se give efter for frönen ικανοποιώ entregarse (a), complacer rahuldama برآورده کردن noudattaa donner libre cours à לְסַפֵּק רָצוֹן प्रसन्न करना ugađati kedvébe jár vkinek menurutkan láta undan, láta eftir soddisfare 満足させる 탐닉하다 leisti sau, tenkinti (savo norus) nodoties; ļaut vaļu menurutkan botvieren gi etter for ulegać, zaspokajać satisfazer a se lăsa în voia (...) доставлять удовольствие uspokojiť, dožičiť (si), holdovať vdajati se čemu udovoljavati ge efter för, unna sig ยอมตามใจ kendini vermek, canının istediğini yapmak 使滿足 давати собі волю у чому لطف اندوز ہونا thoả mãn 使满足

3 to allow (oneself) a luxury etc Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves). bederf يَنْغَمِسُ في المَلذات позволявам си povyrazit se forkæle sich etwas gönnen κάνω αυτό που τραβά η καρδιά μου darse (un/el) gusto järele andma برخوردار کردن hemmotella se faire plaisir לְהִתפַּנֵק सन्तुष्ट करना udovoljavati megenged magának vmit memanjakan diri leyfa sér abbandonarsi a, viziare 楽しみにふける 마음껏 즐기다 leisti sau malonumą atļauties; sagādāt prieku memanjakan diri zich laten gaan unne seg dogadzać (sobie) satisfazer a(‑şi) face câte o plăcere позволять себе удовольствие dožičiť si privoščiti si udovoljavati hänge (unna) sig ยอมตามใจ kendini bir şeyin keyfinden mahrum bırakmamak 縱情享受 робити собі приємність, віддаватися втіхам پر لطف مشغلے میں مصروف ہونا xả láng 纵情享受

n inˈdulgence

bevrediging تَساهُل، تَسامُح، إنْغِماس задоволеност shovívavost; uspokojení overbærenhed; eftergivenhed die Nachsicht απόλαυση complacencia, satisfacción (tungide) rahuldamine لوس کردن hemmottelu indulgence; satisfaction פִּינוּק सन्तोष popuštanje, ugađanje elnézés, engedékenység; kielégítés pemuasan eftirlæti, dekur indulgenza; soddisfazione 快楽 탐닉 pataikavimas, nuolaidžiavimas, atlaidumas izdabāšana; nodošanās; ļaušanās menurutkan hati toegeeflijkheid, mateloosheid nytelse pobłażanie prazer indulgenţă; plăcere потворство zhovievavosť; záľuba v (čom) popustljivost, potuha udovoljavanje eftergivenhet, njutning ความเมตตา göz yumma, müsamaha 縱容 поблажливість; потурання عیاشی کا مشغلہ sự ham muốn; sự nuông chiều 纵容

adj inˈdulgent

willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent) an indulgent parent. bevredigend مُتَساهِل، مُتَسامِح отдаден shovívavý overbærende; eftergivende nachsichtig επιεικής, μαλακός indulgente järeleandlik, leplik آسان گیر periksi antava indulgent נוֹטֶה לְפַנֵק कृपालु, अनुकूल popustljiv elnéző suka memanjakan eftirlátur indulgente 甘い 관대한 nuolaidžiaujantis, atlaidus iecietīgs suka memanjakan toegeeflijk overbærende, ettergivende, svak pobłażliwy indulgente indulgent потворствующий zhovievavý, chápavý popustljiv popustljiv eftergiven ซึ่งยอมผ่อนผัน müsamahalı, hoş görülü 縱容的 той, що потурає مہربان hay nuông chiều 纵容的

indulge in

to give way to (an inclination, emotion etc) She indulged in tears / in a fit of temper. oorgegee يُطْلِقُ العَنان للعَواطِف أو الأفْكار отдавам се libovat si v give efter for freien Lauf lassen παραδίδομαι σε, επιτρέπω στον εαυτό μου dejarse llevar, entregarse (a) endale lubama زیاده روی کردن antautua se laisser aller à לְהִתפַּנֵק लिप्त होना, आसक्त होना dopustiti sebi átadja magát vminek memperturutkan hati láta eftir sér lasciarsi andare a ～に身を任せる ...에 빠지다 duoti valią ļaut vaļu menurutkan hati toegeven aan tillate seg, hengi seg dawać upust entragar-se a a se lăsa în voia (...) давать себе волю (в чём-л.) dopriať si (čo) prepustiti se predati se hänge sig åt, lämna fritt lopp åt ปล่อยใจไปตามความต้องการกับ ...-e kapılmak 縱情, 沉溺於… віддаватися чому کسی جذبات یا خواہش کو حاوی ہونے دینا sự nhượng bộ 纵情