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overindulge
o·ver·in·dulge O0184400 (ō′vər-ĭn-dŭlj′)v. o·ver·in·dulged, o·ver·in·dulg·ing, o·ver·in·dulg·es v.tr.1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess: overindulging a fondness for cake.2. To indulge (a person) excessively: overindulges his children.v.intr. To indulge in something to excess. o′ver·in·dul′gence n.o′ver·in·dul′gent adj.o′ver·in·dul′gent·ly adv.overindulge (ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ) vb1. to indulge (in something, esp food or drink) immoderately; binge2. (tr) to yield excessively to the wishes of; spoil ˌoverinˈdulgence n ˌoverinˈdulgent adjo•ver•in•dulge (ˌoʊ vər ɪnˈdʌldʒ) v.t., v.i. -dulged, -dulg•ing. to indulge to excess. [1735–45] overindulge Past participle: overindulged Gerund: overindulging
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overindulge | overindulge |
Present |
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I overindulge | you overindulge | he/she/it overindulges | we overindulge | you overindulge | they overindulge |
Preterite |
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I overindulged | you overindulged | he/she/it overindulged | we overindulged | you overindulged | they overindulged |
Present Continuous |
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I am overindulging | you are overindulging | he/she/it is overindulging | we are overindulging | you are overindulging | they are overindulging |
Present Perfect |
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I have overindulged | you have overindulged | he/she/it has overindulged | we have overindulged | you have overindulged | they have overindulged |
Past Continuous |
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I was overindulging | you were overindulging | he/she/it was overindulging | we were overindulging | you were overindulging | they were overindulging |
Past Perfect |
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I had overindulged | you had overindulged | he/she/it had overindulged | we had overindulged | you had overindulged | they had overindulged |
Future |
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I will overindulge | you will overindulge | he/she/it will overindulge | we will overindulge | you will overindulge | they will overindulge |
Future Perfect |
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I will have overindulged | you will have overindulged | he/she/it will have overindulged | we will have overindulged | you will have overindulged | they will have overindulged |
Future Continuous |
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I will be overindulging | you will be overindulging | he/she/it will be overindulging | we will be overindulging | you will be overindulging | they will be overindulging |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been overindulging | you have been overindulging | he/she/it has been overindulging | we have been overindulging | you have been overindulging | they have been overindulging |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been overindulging | you will have been overindulging | he/she/it will have been overindulging | we will have been overindulging | you will have been overindulging | they will have been overindulging |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been overindulging | you had been overindulging | he/she/it had been overindulging | we had been overindulging | you had been overindulging | they had been overindulging |
Conditional |
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I would overindulge | you would overindulge | he/she/it would overindulge | we would overindulge | you would overindulge | they would overindulge |
Past Conditional |
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I would have overindulged | you would have overindulged | he/she/it would have overindulged | we would have overindulged | you would have overindulged | they would have overindulged | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | overindulge - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, pig out, scarf out, satiate, stuffeat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
overindulgeverb drink or eat too much, overdo it, live it up (informal), pig out (slang), have a binge (informal), make a pig of yourself (informal), go on the piss (taboo slang), be immoderate or intemperate We all overindulge occasionally.overindulgeverbTo treat with indulgence and often overtender care:baby, cater, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil.Translationsoverindulge
Synonyms for overindulgeverb drink or eat too muchSynonyms- drink or eat too much
- overdo it
- live it up
- pig out
- have a binge
- make a pig of yourself
- go on the piss
- be immoderate or intemperate
Synonyms for overindulgeverb to treat with indulgence and often overtender careSynonyms- baby
- cater
- coddle
- cosset
- indulge
- mollycoddle
- pamper
- spoil
Synonyms for overindulgeverb overeat or eat immodestlySynonyms- binge
- englut
- engorge
- glut
- gorge
- gormandise
- gormandize
- gourmandize
- ingurgitate
- overeat
- overgorge
- pig out
- scarf out
- satiate
- stuff
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