Indulge and Lessen

Indulge

Indulge verb - To give in to (a desire).

Lessen and indulge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Indulge".

Nearby Words: indulgence, indulgent, indulging

Lessen

Lessen verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Indulge and lessen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indulge" instead a verb "Lessen".

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

hunger indulge hunger lessen hunger
time indulge time lessen time
bit indulge bit lessen bit
little indulge little lessen little
Other words: logic, moments.
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