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Indulge vs Spoiled - What's the difference?

indulge | spoiled |

As verbs the difference between indulge and spoiled

is that indulge is : to yield to a temptation or desire while spoiled is (spoil).

As an adjective spoiled is

of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

indulge

English

Verb

(indulg)
  • : To yield to a temptation or desire.
  • He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge .
    I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
  • To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
  • Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
    I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.
  • * Atterbury
  • Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
  • To give way to (a habit or temptation); not to oppose or restrain.
  • to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
  • To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
  • To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners
  • * Alexander Pope
  • Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light / Indulge , dread Chaos, and eternal Night!

    Synonyms

    * (to satisfy the wishes of) coddle, cosset, pamper, spoil * See also

    Anagrams

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    spoiled

    English

    Alternative forms

    * spoilt

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spoil)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
  • Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
  • Usage notes

    * Much more common in US than "(spoilt)". * About as common as "spoilt" in UK.

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