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• indulge */ — UK [ɪnˈdʌldʒ] / US verb Word forms indulge : present tense I/you/we/they indulge he/she/it indulges present participle indulging past tense indulged past participle indulged 1) [intransitive/transitive] to allow yourself to have or do something… …   English dictionary

• indulge — in|dulge [ ın dʌldʒ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to allow yourself to have or do something that you enjoy: indulge in: an opportunity to indulge in leisure activities like reading indulge yourself (in something): Indulge yourself come …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• indulge — verb (indulged; indulging) Etymology: Latin indulgēre to be complaisant Date: circa 1623 transitive verb 1. a. to give free rein to b. to take unrestrained pleasure in ; gratify 2. a. to yield t …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• indulge — indulger, n. indulgingly, adv. /in dulj /, v., indulged, indulging. v.i. 1. to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one s will (often fol. by in): Dessert came, but I didn t indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping… …   Universalium

• indulge — in•dulge [[t]ɪnˈdʌldʒ[/t]] v. dulged, dulg•ing 1) to yield to or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.) 2) to yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with 3) to allow to follow one s will or inclination: to indulge oneself in… …   From formal English to slang

• indulge — [c]/ɪnˈdʌldʒ / (say in dulj) verb (indulged, indulging) –verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by in) to allow oneself to yield to an inclination: *Four of us … were sitting in the lane beside the Royal indulging in our favourite pastime – drinking… …  

• indulge — verb /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ a) : To yield to a temptation or desire. He looked at the chocolate but didnt indulge. b) To satisfy the wishes or whims of. I indulged in drinking on the weekend …   Wiktionary

• humor — humorful, adj. humorless, adj. humorlessly, adv. humorlessness, n. /hyooh meuhr/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation. 2. the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or… …   Universalium

• in|dulg´ing|ly — in|dulge «ihn DUHLJ», verb, dulged, dulg|ing. –v.i. to give way to one s pleasure (in); let oneself have, use, or do what one wants: »A smoker indulges in tobacco. –v.t. 1. a) to give in to; let oneself have, use, or do: »She indulged her… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|dulg´er — in|dulge «ihn DUHLJ», verb, dulged, dulg|ing. –v.i. to give way to one s pleasure (in); let oneself have, use, or do what one wants: »A smoker indulges in tobacco. –v.t. 1. a) to give in to; let oneself have, use, or do: »She indulged her… …   Useful english dictionary

• in|dulge — «ihn DUHLJ», verb, dulged, dulg|ing. –v.i. to give way to one s pleasure (in); let oneself have, use, or do what one wants: »A smoker indulges in tobacco. –v.t. 1. a) to give in to; let oneself have, use, or do: »She indulged her fondness for… …   Useful english dictionary