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overindulge |
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overindulge verb be gluttonous, be greedy, be innemperate, be selfish, be voracious, carry to excess, carry too far, cater to excessively, coddle excessively, eat excessively, favor excessively, gratify to excess, humor excessively, lack self-control, overdo, overeat, overgorge, overgratify, pamper excessively, satiate to excess, satisfy to excess, spoil excessively See also: carouse How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although the panel's conclusions seemed sound to me--that the movie is not biblically accurate, that it at least flirts with anti-Semitism, that it overindulges in violence--I wondered why the panelists' remarks were so out of sync with the experience of most of the students. Director James Mangold (``Cop Land''), who was also responsible for the screenplay adaptation's final form, only occasionally lapses into sensationalism (and by the time he does, the story more or less needs to go there), and overindulges in one obvious metaphor (too many ``Wizard of Oz'' references). Yet despite the relevance of the blues and images of Africa to Pereira's assertions, at times he overindulges the reader with excessively long asides that detract from his focus upon separation, migration, and reunion. |
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