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Indulges vs Indulged - What's the difference?

indulges | indulged |

As verbs the difference between indulges and indulged

is that indulges is third-person singular of indulge while indulged is past tense of indulge.

indulges

English

Verb

(head)
  • (indulge)
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    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

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    indulged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (indulge)
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