Indulge vs Unleash - What's the difference?
indulge | unleash |
: To yield to a temptation or desire.
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
* Atterbury
To give way to (a habit or temptation); not to oppose or restrain.
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
* Alexander Pope
To free from a leash, or as from a leash
to let go; to release
To precipitate; to bring about
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(soccer) To strike; kick
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As verbs the difference between indulge and unleash
is that indulge is : to yield to a temptation or desire while unleash is to free from a leash, or as from a leash.indulge
English
Verb
(indulg)- He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge .
- I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
- Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
- I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.
- Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly.
- to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
- persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners
- 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 alsoAnagrams
* * ----unleash
English
Verb
(es)- He unleashed his dog in the park.
- He unleashed his fury.
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