indulge
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
give free rein to
The writer indulged in metaphorical language
Types & categories
- wallow hyponym
Related & opposite
- indulging derivation
Sense 2 verb
yield (to); give satisfaction to
Types & categories
- ply hypernym
- humor hyponym
- spree hyponym
- sow one's oats hyponym
Related & opposite
- gratification derivation
- indulging derivation
- indulgence derivation
- panderer derivation
Sense 3 verb
enjoy to excess
She indulges in ice cream
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- luxuriation derivation
- indulgence derivation
- sumptuousness derivation
Sense 4 verb
treat with excessive indulgence
grandparents often pamper the children
Types & categories
- treat hypernym
Related & opposite
- indulging derivation
- baby derivation
- mollycoddle derivation
- pamperer derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | indulging |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wallow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gratification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | indulging |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | indulgence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | panderer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ply |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | humor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spree |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sow one's oats |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | luxuriation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | indulgence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sumptuousness |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | wipe out |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | surfeit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | indulging |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | baby |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mollycoddle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pamperer |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |