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κακομαθαίνω — meaning in English

kakomathaino

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English meaning

  • indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
  • pamper verb To treat someone with great care, comfort, and indulgence, often more than is really necessary.
  • spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

κακομαθαίνω is used for these senses in English:

  • pamper (transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
  • spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]

indulge — full definition

  1. verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
  2. verb To satisfy someone's wishes or whims, often by giving in too easily.

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