| indulge | | |
| v. (social) | 1. indulge | give free rein to.; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language" |
| ~ wallow | devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure.; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows" |
| v. (consumption) | 2. gratify, indulge, pander | yield (to); give satisfaction to. |
| ~ humor, humour | put into a good mood. |
| ~ spree | engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats | live promiscuously and self-indulgently. |
| v. (consumption) | 3. indulge, luxuriate | enjoy to excess.; "She indulges in ice cream" |
| ~ deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, consume, eat | use up (resources or materials).; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" |
| ~ surfeit | indulge (one's appetite) to satiety. |
| v. (social) | 4. baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil | treat with excessive indulgence.; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| bestow | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. bestow, confer | present.; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" |
| ~ award, present | give, especially as an honor or reward.; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" |
| ~ miter | confer a miter on (a bishop). |
| ~ bless | confer prosperity or happiness on. |
| ~ graduate | confer an academic degree upon.; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year" |
| v. (possession) | 2. bestow | give as a gift. |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| v. (possession) | 3. add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend | bestow a quality on.; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ factor | be a contributing factor.; "make things factor into a company's profitability" |
| ~ instill, transfuse | impart gradually.; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" |
| ~ tinsel | impart a cheap brightness to.; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" |
| ~ throw in | add as an extra or as a gratuity. |
| endow | | |
| v. (social) | 1. empower, endow, endue, gift, indue, invest | give qualities or abilities to. |
| ~ enable | render capable or able for some task.; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" |
| ~ cover | invest with a large or excessive amount of something.; "She covered herself with glory" |
| v. (possession) | 2. dower, endow | furnish with an endowment.; "When she got married, she got dowered" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ benefice | endow with a benefice. |
| toga | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. toga | a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome. |
| ~ cloak | a loose outer garment. |
| ~ toga virilis | (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship. |
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