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Indulge vs Vacillation - What's the difference?

indulge | vacillation |

As a verb indulge

is : to yield to a temptation or desire.

As a noun vacillation is

indecision in speech or action.

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

    Related terms

    * indulgence * indulgent * indulger

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    vacillation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Indecision in speech or action.
  • Changing location by moving back and forth.

    • Synonyms

    * (indecision) hesitation, wavering * (motion) swing, swinging

    See also

    *vacillate

    Anagrams

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