Meaning of LUXURIATE
| Pronunciation: | | lug'zhûree`eyt
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- [v] thrive profusely or flourish extensively
- [v] enjoy to excess
- [v] become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
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| | Synonyms: | | indulge, wanton |
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| | See Also: | | boom, consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expand, flourish, get ahead, prosper, run through, squander, surfeit, thrive, use up, ware, waste, wipe out | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lux*u"ri*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Luxuriated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Luxuriating}.] [L. luxuriatus, p. p. of
luxuriari, -are, to luxuriate. See {Luxury}.]
1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. ``
Corn luxuriates in a better mold.'' --Burton.
2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in
the pastures.
3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to
luxuriate in description.
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| | Related Terms: | | appreciate, bask, bask in, bud, burgeon, burst forth, delight in, eat up, enjoy, feast, fill, flood, flourish, gemmate, germinate, grow, grow rank, have a ball, indulge, indulge in, know no bounds, leaf, leaf out, leave, like, love, luxuriate in, overabound, overbrim, overdo, overflow, overgrow, overindulge, overrun, overspill, overspread, overswarm, pullulate, put forth, put forth leaves, put out buds, relish, revel, revel in, riot, roll, rollick, root, run riot, savor, shoot, shoot up, spill over, sprout, sprout up, strike root, superabound, swarm, swim in, take it easy, take root, teem, upspear, upsprout, vegetate, wallow in, welter |
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