| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To treat with indulgence and often overtender care: baby, cater, coddle, cosset, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil. See TREAT WELL. 2. To comply with the wishes or ideas of (another): cater, gratify, humor. See RESIST. 3. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, luxuriate, revel, roll, rollick, wallow. See LIKE. 4. To involve oneself in (an activity): carry on, engage, have, partake, participate. Idioms: take part. See PARTICIPATE. 5. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): appease, content, fulfill, gratify, satisfy. See GIVE.
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