indulge somebody in something
1wipe out — verb 1. kill in large numbers (Freq. 1) the plague wiped out an entire population • Syn: ↑eliminate, ↑annihilate, ↑extinguish, ↑eradicate, ↑decimate, ↑carry off …
2eat up — verb 1. finish eating all the food on one s plate or on the table (Freq. 2) She polished off the remaining potatoes • Syn: ↑finish, ↑polish off • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Hyponyms: ↑ …
3let loose — verb 1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) (Freq. 1) She let out a big heavy sigh He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand • Syn: ↑utter, ↑emit, ↑let out • Derivationally related for …
4run through — verb 1. apply thoroughly; think through (Freq. 4) We worked through an example • Syn: ↑work through, ↑go through • Derivationally related forms: ↑run through • Hypernyms: ↑ …
5use up — verb 1. use up (resources or materials) (Freq. 3) this car consumes a lot of gas We exhausted our savings They run through 20 bottles of wine a week • Syn: ↑consume, ↑eat up, ↑eat, ↑ …
6sentimentalise — verb 1. make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind These experiences have sentimentalized her • Syn: ↑sentimentalize • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify …
7sentimentalize — verb 1. look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment (Freq. 1) Don t sentimentalize the past events • Syn: ↑sentimentalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑sentimentalisation (for: ↑sentim …
8do by — verb interact in a certain way (Freq. 1) Do right by her Treat him with caution, please Handle the press reporters gently • Syn: ↑treat, ↑handle • Hypernyms: ↑ …
9think back — verb recapture the past; indulge in memories (Freq. 2) he remembered how he used to pick flowers • Syn: ↑remember • Derivationally related forms: ↑remembrance (for: ↑remember), ↑ …
10fantasise — verb 1. indulge in fantasies he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company • Syn: ↑fantasy, ↑fantasize • Derivationally related forms: ↑fantasy (for: ↑fantasize), ↑ …
