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Meanings of indulge in English

Portuguese
mimosear
Catalan
amanyagar

Treat with excessive indulgence.

mimosear
Spanish
complacer

Yield (to); give satisfaction to.

complacer
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Examples for "gratify"
Examples for "gratify"
1
Actors in general share in this sentiment or strive to gratify it.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
2
The little hit did not seem in the least to gratify her.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 / Devoted ...
3
The offerings they make fail to gratify the deities and the Pitris.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
4
I had an opportunity to gratify this instinct just the other night.
Down There
5
I am near fifty-three; I have neither ambition nor interest to gratify.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
1
These people were elected to lead, not to pander to the IRA.
The Irish Times
2
To keep silent was to co-operate in the evil-topander to it.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
3
Politicians tend to pander to the NRA, some more shamelessly than others.
Reuters
4
Nor is it unique in having unprincipled politicians pander to base prejudice.
The Irish Times
5
And you wrote, a very good piece, I don't mean to pander.
The new yorker

Enjoy to excess.

Usage of indulge in English
1
News Corp is in an better position to indulge in public soul-searching.
Reuters
2
IS IT possible to indulge in national stereotyping without being a racist?
The Irish Times
3
Covid-19 has also given politicians a chance to indulge their protectionist instincts.
The economist
4
And these indulge in subtleties in order to excuse the most wicked.
Pascal's Pensées
5
Besides, the South with its slave labor could not indulge in manufacturing.
Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 / A Political History of...
6
However, soldiers fresh from the front cannot indulge the luxury of daydreams.
The forgotten soldier
7
It happens occasionally and the family are nice enough to indulge me.
The Irish Times
8
Non-golfers can use the spa and perhaps indulge in a luxury treatment.
The Irish Times
9
It's the perfect spot in the city to indulge in Italian culture.
The Guardian
10
You must indulge me, however; for I seldom offend in that way.
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
11
He's also known to indulge in smoking cigars from time to time.
The South African
12
Especially did he indulge in drinking to excess in all convivial gatherings.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers / Dr Lord's U...
13
Let him indulge his passion, since it may be done without hazard.
The Last of the Mohicans
14
Another week and time again for you to indulge my incorrigible prattle.
Hemlock Grove
15
That is just the sort of bravado he loves to indulge in.
The Home and the World
16
He may indulge himself in the delightful luxury of making post-mortem enemies.
Mince Pie
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Indulge through the time
Indulge across language varieties
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Common
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