indulge vs eat

indulge and eat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indulge	No	No	Yes	No
eat	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eat is a hypernym of indulge; that is, eat is a word with a broader meaning than indulge:

Other hypernyms of indulge include consume, deplete, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.

indulge (verb)	eat (verb)
yield (to); give satisfaction to	cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
enjoy to excess	take in solid food
treat with excessive indulgence	eat a meal; take a meal
give free rein to	take in food; used of animals only
	use up (resources or materials)
	worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way