what does indulge mean?
INDULGE as VERB
- Meaning
- yield (to)
- give satisfaction to
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Hypernyms(s) indulge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) indulge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The writer indulged in metaphorical language
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- Meaning
- treat with excessive indulgence
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- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let’’s not mollycoddle our students!
Hypernyms(s) indulge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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