overindulge
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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to indulge (in something, esp food or drink) immoderately; binge
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(tr) to yield excessively to the wishes of; spoil
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Present
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overindulgesimple
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overindulgessimple
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have overindulgedperfect
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has overindulgedperfect
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am overindulgingprogressive
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are overindulgingprogressive
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is overindulgingprogressive
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have been overindulgingperfect progressive
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has been overindulgingperfect progressive
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overindulgedsimple
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had overindulgedperfect
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was overindulgingprogressive
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were overindulgingprogressive
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had been overindulgingperfect progressive
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Etymology
Origin of overindulge
Example Sentences
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“Memory for humans has been so fleeting that when we then get tools to conserve, we overindulge in it,” he said.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2024
But if you overindulge the rest of the time then you might put on even more weight.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
Two-thirds of those surveyed said they overindulge in food, nearly 45% said they take a break from exercise and more than half report feeling tired and have less time for themselves.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
In the 1st century, according to The Food Encyclopedia, "Romans tended to overindulge in asparagus, consider a dinner negligible unless it featured both an asparagus appetizer and main dish."
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2022
“It was hard to think. It was hard not to let off steam. It was hard not to overindulge in all the natural activities of life.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The character charms as a foil to the humorless Mudge crew, though LaValle slightly overindulges this “soothe the savage beast” trope.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
Whether or not her mom overindulges her, wanting to pick which college she goes to and where she lives hardly makes your daughter a spoiled brat.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2020
The series also overindulges in an editing technique in which parallels are drawn by juxtaposition.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2013
And Ford, as he's done ever since the early Star Wars movies, overindulges in scowling and growling.
From Time ● Jul. 28, 2011
When he overindulges, Stoltzfus debates: Should I say something now?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2011
"New year health goals also sent many of us who overindulged during the festive period on the hunt for sports supplements as we pushed our bodies back into exercise mode."
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Perhaps that’s why, in the season finale, the understandable impulse on the part of the show’s creators to showcase the positive and joyous sides of trans life are overindulged.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2021
I overindulged, and I have lost my appetite.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2020
Many wise people have never overindulged in alcohol, emerging from the womb saving for retirement and eating kale salads.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2018
Ravenswood, to avoid hearing the dispute betwixt the father and the overindulged boy, thought it most polite to turn his face once more towards the pictures, and pay no attention to what they said.
From The Bride of Lammermoor by Scott, Walter, Sir
And speaking of making a fresh start: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz explains why you don’t actually need to “detox” after overindulging during the holidays.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2024
Refraining from overindulging at a friend’s house is basic good manners.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
As a person who struggled with obesity since childhood, Stearns hated the annual turmoil of obsessing about what she ate — and the guilt of overindulging on a holiday built around food.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
You might try to compensate for feeling deprived as a child by overindulging as an adult.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
They imagine this wild animal roaming about the savannah on digestive walks after eating a prey that accepted its lot piously, or going for callisthenic runs to stay slim after overindulging.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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