indulge
verb
[ ɪnˈdʌldʒ ]
• allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
• "we indulged in a cream tea"
Similar:
wallow in,
give oneself up to,
give way to,
yield to,
abandon oneself to,
give rein to,
give free rein to,
luxuriate in,
revel in,
lose oneself in,
• allow (someone) to enjoy something desired.
• "a luxury service used to indulge the chief executive"
Similar:
pamper,
spoil,
overindulge,
coddle,
mollycoddle,
cosset,
nanny,
nursemaid,
mother,
baby,
pet,
spoon-feed,
overparent,
pander to,
humour,
wait on someone hand and foot,
cater to someone's every whim,
kill someone with kindness,
wrap in cotton wool,
feather-bed,
cocker,
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘treat with excessive kindness’): from Latin indulgere ‘give free rein to’.
