- 2. Humor excessively or to excess, yield to the wishes of, pamper, humor, favor, cocker, allow to follow
one’s appetites or caprices.
- 3. Allow, permit, suffer, harbor, foster, cherish.
Indulge, v. n. Indulge one’s self.
Indulgence, n.
- 1. Gratification, humoring, pampering, cockering.
- 2. Favor, liberality, lenity, lenience, kindness, tenderness.
- 3. (Theol.) Remission, absolution (from canonical penance).
Indulgent, a.
- 1. Yielding, compliant.
- 2. Lenient, mild, clement, tolerant, gentle, for-bearing, kind, tender, not severe.
Indurate, v. a.
- 1. Harden, render hard, make hard.
- 2. Make obdurate, make unfeeling, sear.
Induration, n.
- 1. Hardening.
- 2. Obduracy, hardness of heart.
Industrial, a.
- 1. Pertaining or relating to industry, productive, relating to toil or handiwork, of the products of labor, of
industries.
- 2. For labor, for instruction in labor.
Industrious, a.
- 1. Diligent, assiduous, laborious, notable, hard-working, diligently employed, busily engaged, up and
stirring, busy as a bee, brisk as a bee.