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Synonyms for indulge

Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-duhlj
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdʌldʒ

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Définition 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

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