балова́ть — meaning in English
balovat
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English meaning
- indulge verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
- mollycoddle noun A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
- 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
балова́ть 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.]
- spoon-feed (transitive) To overly pamper or indulge (someone), so that they do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
indulge — full definition
- verb To allow oneself to enjoy something desired, often without restraint.
- verb To satisfy someone's wishes or whims, often by giving in too easily.