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indulge vs use up

use up vs indulge

indulge and use up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indulge No No Yes No
use up No No Yes No
As verbs, use up is a hypernym of indulge; that is, use up is a word with a broader meaning than indulge:
  • indulge: enjoy to excess
  • use up: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of indulge include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, wipe out.
indulge (verb) use up (verb)
yield (to); give satisfaction to use up (resources or materials)
enjoy to excess require (time or space)
treat with excessive indulgence
give free rein to
Difference between indulge and use up

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