Antonyms for indulge

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-duhlj

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdʌldʒ

Definition of indulge

Origin : 1630s, "to grant as a favor;" 1650s, of both persons and desires, "to treat with unearned favor;" a back-formation from indulgence, or else from Latin indulgere "to be complaisant." Related: Indulged; indulging.

verb treat oneself or another to
verb luxuriate in

Example sentences :

He had no right in his high capacity to indulge a personal affection.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

If you have any loud conversation to indulge in, do it while the play is going on.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various

He was even able to indulge himself in a quiet, sobering grin at his own folly.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

He was just the sort of man to indulge in irony for his own satisfaction.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

Pinalties there are in plinty; still those who can afford should indulge.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

But, Pat, I hear you often still are too apt to indulge in a lie too much.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Allow me to indulge my melancholy retired from every human eye.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I am by no means disposed to indulge in the fashionable ridicule of prejudice.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I was glad when they were gone, for I could then indulge my excited fancy at will.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Not one moment must we indulge procrastination on the plea o' prayin!
Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for indulge

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