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{
"source": "Thesaurus:indulge",
"word": "drive"
},
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{
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"5": "I indulge"
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"expansion": "Latin indulgeō (“I indulge”)",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Latin indulgeō (“I indulge”).",
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"word": "overprotect"
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"text": "He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I indulged in drinking on the weekend.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 53",
"text": "Richardson took over, and Mitchell proceeded to the refreshment room in his turn, but when he came back some ten minutes later, it was evident that he had been indulging in something more potent than coffee, and he was in a very muddled state.",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2022 January 12, Christian Wolmar, “A new year... but the same old mistakes are being made”, in RAIL, number 948, pages 40–41",
"text": "How can the unions - or more specifically the RMT - possibly think this is a good time to exert a bit of industrial muscle and indulge in strikes both on the national railway and the London Underground?",
"type": "quotation"
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"To yield to a temptation or desire."
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]
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"(intransitive, often followed by \"in\"): To yield to a temptation or desire."
],
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"followed by \"in\""
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"often"
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{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "uymaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otdavam se na",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "отдавам се на"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "oddávat se (pokušení)"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "toegeven"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "zwichten (voor de verleiding)"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "indulgi"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "dorloti"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "langeta"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sortua"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "céder"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "succomber (à la tentation)"
},
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"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sucumbir"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "nachgeben"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "erliegen"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypokýpto",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "υποκύπτω"
},
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"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "endído",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "ενδίδω"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hit'anég",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "הִתְעַנֵֵּג"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "elcsábul"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "hódol"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "megenged magának"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "belemerül"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "whakawaireka"
},
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"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "cedir"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sucombir"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "ceder"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sucumbir"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predavatʹsja",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "предаваться"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soblaznjátʹsja",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "соблазня́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soblaznítʹsja",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "соблазни́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "ceder"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sucumbir"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "unna"
},
{
"_dis1": "74 1 24 1 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "meyletmek"
}
]
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet\nHope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly."
},
{
"ref": "2013, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain, volume 1, page 193",
"text": "\"She constantly faked being sick, and perhaps mistakenly, I indulged her more than I should have, pretending I couldn't tell. But I AM a teacher myself, so it's kind of hard to just let this slide.\"",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London)",
"text": "It’s the kind of scenario Peter Sellers might have dreamt up while brushing his teeth, and some of the comic set-pieces – including Nobby’s seduction of a fabulously overweight maid (Gabourey Sidibe) at a luxurious South African hotel – allow Baron Cohen to indulge his Sellersian fantasies to a previously unprecedented degree.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian",
"text": "Internet shopping invites you to gaze out upon the entire bazaar all at once and to indulge the merest whim",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To satisfy the wishes or whims of."
],
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"satisfy",
"satisfy"
],
[
"wish",
"wish"
],
[
"whim",
"whim"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of."
],
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"_dis1": "6 81 4 2 6",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes of",
"word": "coddle"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 81 4 2 6",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes of",
"word": "cosset"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 81 4 2 6",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes of",
"word": "pamper"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 81 4 2 6",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes of",
"word": "spoil"
}
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
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"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadovoljavam",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "задоволявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "放縱"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fàngzòng",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "放纵"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fàngrèn",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "放任"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gūxī",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "姑息"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "寬縱"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kuānzòng",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "宽纵"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uspokojit"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "in de watten leggen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "verwennen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "koesteren"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "cedi al"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "hemmotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "dorloter"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "gâter"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "choyer"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "consentir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "permitir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "frönen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "hätscheln"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "verwöhnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tou káno óla ta chatíria",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "του κάνω όλα τα χατήρια"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kakomathaíno",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "κακομαθαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kalomathaíno",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "καλομαθαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sipék",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "סיפק"
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{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "kényeztet"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "elkényeztet"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "kedvében jár"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "kedvét keresi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "lesi/teljesíti kívánságát (minden)"
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{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"alt": "あまやかす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "amayakasu",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "甘やかす"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "whakapuhi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "whakawaireka"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "morimori"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "folgować"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozpuszczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "mimar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "răsfăța"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potakátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "потака́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potvórstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "потво́рствовать"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "balovátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "балова́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popustítelʹstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "попусти́тельствовать"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ublažátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "ублажа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "mimar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "consentir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "memnun etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 92 3 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "şımartmak"
}
]
},
{
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"_dis": "3 21 54 9 13",
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"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entry maintenance"
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{
"text": "to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain."
],
"id": "en-indulge-en-verb-4PSZj5v~",
"links": [
[
"give way",
"give way"
],
[
"habit",
"habit"
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[
"temptation",
"temptation"
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[
"oppose",
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[
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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 2 87 3 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pozvoljavam si",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "позволявам си"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 87 3 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "dát průchod (citům, návyku)"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 87 3 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "nachgeben"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 87 3 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"reflexive"
],
"word": "ergeben"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 87 3 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"reflexive"
],
"word": "hingeben"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 87 3 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "nachsichtig sein gegenüber"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 2 87 3 4",
"code": "de",
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"ref": "2022 January 12, Christian Wolmar, “A new year... but the same old mistakes are being made”, in RAIL, number 948, pages 40–41",
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"text": "August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet\nHope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly."
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"ref": "2013, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain, volume 1, page 193",
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"ref": "2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London)",
"text": "It’s the kind of scenario Peter Sellers might have dreamt up while brushing his teeth, and some of the comic set-pieces – including Nobby’s seduction of a fabulously overweight maid (Gabourey Sidibe) at a luxurious South African hotel – allow Baron Cohen to indulge his Sellersian fantasies to a previously unprecedented degree.",
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"ref": "2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian",
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "uymaq"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otdavam se na",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "отдавам се на"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
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"word": "oddávat se (pokušení)"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "toegeven"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "zwichten (voor de verleiding)"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "indulgi"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "dorloti"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "langeta"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sortua"
},
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "céder"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "succomber (à la tentation)"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sucumbir"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "nachgeben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "erliegen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "υποκύπτω"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "ενδίδω"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "הִתְעַנֵֵּג"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "elcsábul"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "hódol"
},
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "megenged magának"
},
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "belemerül"
},
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"code": "mi",
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"word": "whakawaireka"
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"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "cedir"
},
{
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sucombir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "ceder"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "sucumbir"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predavatʹsja",
"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "предаваться"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "соблазня́ться"
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
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"word": "unna"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to yield to a temptation",
"word": "meyletmek"
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"code": "bg",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "放縱"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "fàngzòng",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "放纵"
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "放任"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "姑息"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "寬縱"
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "宽纵"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"word": "uspokojit"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "in de watten leggen"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "verwennen"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "koesteren"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "cedi al"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "hemmotella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "dorloter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "gâter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "choyer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "consentir"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "permitir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "frönen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "hätscheln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "verwöhnen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tou káno óla ta chatíria",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "του κάνω όλα τα χατήρια"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "κακομαθαίνω"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "καλομαθαίνω"
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{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sipék",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "סיפק"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "kényeztet"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "elkényeztet"
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"code": "hu",
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"word": "kedvében jár"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "kedvét keresi"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "lesi/teljesíti kívánságát (minden)"
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"alt": "あまやかす",
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"word": "甘やかす"
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"code": "mi",
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"word": "whakapuhi"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "whakawaireka"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "folgować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozpuszczać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "mimar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "răsfăța"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potakátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "потака́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "potvórstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "потво́рствовать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "balovátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "балова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popustítelʹstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "попусти́тельствовать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ublažátʹ",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "ублажа́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "mimar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "consentir"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "memnun etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to satisfy the wishes or whims of",
"word": "şımartmak"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pozvoljavam si",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "позволявам си"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "dát průchod (citům, návyku)"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "nachgeben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"reflexive"
],
"word": "ergeben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"reflexive"
],
"word": "hingeben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "nachsichtig sein gegenüber"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "nachgiebig sein gegenüber"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "átadja magát"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"word": "kielégít"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "folgować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ulegać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give way to (a habit or temptation), not to oppose or restrain",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ulec"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to grant extension to payment",
"word": "uitstel van betaling toestaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to grant extension to payment",
"word": "antaa maksuaikaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to grant extension to payment",
"word": "accorder un délai de paiement"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to grant extension to payment",
"word": "haladékot ad"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otsróčitʹ",
"sense": "to grant extension to payment",
"word": "отсро́чить"
}
],
"word": "indulge"
}
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