indulge
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indulge
- /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ʌldʒ
Where it comes from
From Latin indulgeō (“to indulge”).
verb indulges · indulging · indulged
- To yield to a temptation or desire. He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.
- To satisfy the wishes or whims of. Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
- To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain. to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
- To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
- To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request. persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners
Similar: baby, cocker, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, mother, namby-pamby, nanny, posset · Opposite: drive, push, work
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: luxuriate, gratify, pamper, mollycoddle, coddle, cosset, pander, baby, spoil, featherbed, cocker, engage, humor, devote, assuage, meet
verb
Similar: baby, cocker, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, mother, namby-pamby, nanny, posset · Opposite: drive, push, work
Translations
Every language
verb to yield to a temptation
| Español | ser indulgente consigo mismo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 屈服 qūfú |
| Português | ceder, sucumbir |
| Français | céder, succomber (à la tentation) |
| Deutsch | nachgeben, erliegen |
| Ελληνικά | υποκύπτω ypokýpto, ενδίδω endído |
| Русский | предаваться predavatʹsja, соблазня́ться soblaznjátʹsja, соблазни́ться soblaznítʹsja |
| עברית | הִתְעַנֵֵּג hit'anég |
verb to satisfy the wishes or whims of
| Español | indulgenciar, indulgir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 甘やかす amayakasu |
| 中文 | 放縱 /放纵 fàngzòng, 放任 fàngrèn, 姑息 gūxī, 寬縱 /宽纵 kuānzòng, 遷就 /迁就 qiānjiù |
| Português | mimar |
| Français | dorloter, gâter, choyer |
| Deutsch | frönen, hätscheln, verwöhnen |
| Ελληνικά | του κάνω όλα τα χατήρια tou káno óla ta chatíria, κακομαθαίνω kakomathaíno, καλομαθαίνω kalomathaíno |
| Română | răsfăța |
| Русский | потака́ть potakátʹ, потво́рствовать potvórstvovatʹ, балова́ть balovátʹ, попусти́тельствовать popustítelʹstvovatʹ, ублажа́ть ublažátʹ, угождать ugoždatʹ |
| עברית | סיפק sipék |
verb to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain
| 中文 | 放縱 /放纵 fàngzòng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | nachgeben, ergeben, hingeben, nachsichtig sein gegenüber, nachgiebig sein gegenüber |
verb to grant extension to payment
| Español | indultar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 寬限 /宽限 kuānxiàn |
| Français | accorder un délai de paiement |
| Română | amâna, păsui, îngădui |
| Русский | отсро́чить otsróčitʹ |
verb to grant as by favour
| 中文 | 恩准 ēnzhǔn |
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Talk about this word "indulge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/indulge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. indulge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/indulge "indulge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/indulge.Cite this
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title = {indulge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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