v 1: give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical
language"
2: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: gratify, pander]
3: enjoy to excess [syn: luxuriate]
4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil]