overindulge

[ oh-ver-in-duhlj ]

/ ˌoʊ vər ɪnˈdʌldʒ /

to indulge to excess: to overindulge one's fondness for candy.

Origin of overindulge

First recorded in 1735–45; over- + indulge

o·ver·in·dul·gence, noun o·ver·in·dul·gent, adjective o·ver·in·dul·gent·ly, adverb

Korean pop superstar Psy has teamed up with Snoop Dogg to create an indispensable ode to overindulgence.

Viral Video of the Day: Psy & Snoop Dogg Have a ‘Hangover’ |Alex Chancey |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If familiarity breeds contempt, then overindulgence breeds snobbish connoisseurship.

My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered |Scott Bixby |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Note: negative manifestation of this retrograde is overindulgence in that which artificially stills your racing mind.

Your Week: What the Stars Predict |Starsky + Cox |August 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
People's love of sweets and guilty feelings about overindulgence are pretty universal.

Will Cotton's Candy-Coated Dreams |Ana Finel Honigman |November 5, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Oprah's story of overindulgence strikes an eerie chord in a nation struggling with the consequences of a massive credit binge.

The Great Binge |Jessi Klein |December 11, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
As danger lies in overindulgence, this point cannot be too strongly emphasized.

Dietetics for Nurses |Fairfax T. Proudfit
The "degradation of the lower classes" the same weak wit attributes to overindulgence in winkles.

The Feasts of Autolycus |Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Indiscriminate indulgence is to be condemned, as is overindulgence in exercise or eating.

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield
It makes me quite miserable to see how you waste your money in the gaming houses, and ruin your health by overindulgence in wine.

Harper's Young People, December 23, 1879 |Various
But meanwhile his will, too, has suffered from overindulgence.

A Civic Biology |George William Hunter

overindulge

/ (ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ) /

to indulge (in something, esp food or drink) immoderately; binge

(tr) to yield excessively to the wishes of; spoil

overindulgence, noun overindulgent, adjective