overindulge
overindulge verb: to indulge to excess.
Verb
overindulge (third-person singular simple present overindulges, present participle overindulging, simple past and past participle overindulged)
- To indulge to excess.
- Many well formed and well fed bodies over-indulge in sensuality, take little or no exercise, and remain sickly throughout life ; many well formed minds, over-indulge in mere gossip, frivolous conversations, and reading novels, take no serious thought or study, and remain common-place through life...1871, Hugh Doherty, Organic Philosophy; Or, Man's True Place in Nature...: Outlines of biology ..., Trübner & Co., pages 448–449
- Children who overindulge in sweets often lose flesh, partly because an undue amount of sugar overtaxes the eliminative organs and upsets the bodily machinery.1921, M.V. O'Shea, Mental Development and Education, MacMillan Company, page 29
- Synonyms:
- orgy
overindulge meaning in Malayalam
overindulge in Malayalam
- overeat, drink too much, eat too much
- അതിയായി ആസക്തനാകുക, സുഖലോലുപ ജീവിതം നയിക്കുക, സുഖിച്ചുജീവിക്കുക, മദ്യപാനത്തിൽ മുഴുകുക, ഭോഗാസക്തിയിൽ മുഴുകുക, തിന്നുംകുടിച്ചും സുഖിക്കുക
- give in to, spoil, indulge
- ലാളിക്കുക, ലാലിക്കുക, ഓമനിക്കുക, അമിതമായി ലാളിക്കുക, അധികമായി സ്നേഹവും ദയവും കാട്ടുക, ആഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ സാധിച്ചുകൊടുക്കുക
Synonyms of overindulge
Forms of overindulge
| third-person singular present | overindulges |
|---|---|
| present participle | overindulging |
| past participle | overindulged |
| past | overindulged |
| alternative form | over-indulge |
Origin of overindulge
From over- + indulge.
Words formed from overindulge
Questions about overindulge
- What does overindulge mean?
- Overindulge means to indulge to excess.
- What is overindulge in Malayalam?
- Overindulge in Malayalam is അതിയായി ആസക്തനാകുക, സുഖലോലുപ ജീവിതം നയിക്കുക, സുഖിച്ചുജീവിക്കുക. See Overindulge meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is overindulge?
- Overindulge is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overindulge?
- The past tense of overindulge is overindulged.
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