· the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
Synonym(s): indulgence, pampering, humoring
Hypernym(s): gratification
· give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
· yield (to); give satisfaction to
Hypernym(s): provide, supply, ply, cater
· enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"
Synonym(s): luxuriate
Hypernym(s): consume, eat_up, use_up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run_through, wipe_out
· treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
Synonym(s): pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil
Hypernym(s): treat, handle, do_by