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luxuriate

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lux·u·ri·ate  (lg-zhr-t, lk-shr-)
intr.v. lux·u·ri·at·ed, lux·u·ri·at·ing, lux·u·ri·ates
1. To take luxurious pleasure; indulge oneself.
2. To proliferate.
3. To grow profusely; thrive.

[Latin luxurire, luxurit-, to be luxuriant, from luxuria, luxury; see luxury.]

luxuriate [lʌgˈzjʊərɪˌeɪt]
vb (intr)
1. (foll by in) to take voluptuous pleasure; revel
2. to flourish extensively or profusely
3. to live in a sumptuous way
[from Latin luxuriāre]
luxuriation  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.luxuriate - become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
2.luxuriate - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"
deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
surfeit - indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
3.luxuriate - thrive profusely or flourish extensively
flourish, thrive, expand, boom - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

luxuriate
verb
1. enjoy, delight, indulge, relish, revel, bask, wallow Lie back and luxuriate in the scented oil.
2. live in luxury, take it easy, live the life of Riley, have the time of your life, be in clover He retired to luxuriate in Hollywood.
Translations
luxuriate [lʌgˈzjʊərɪeɪt] VI [plant] → crecer con exuberancia; [person] → disfrutar
to luxuriate indisfrutar(de), deleitarse con, entregarse al lujo de
luxuriate [lʌgˈʒʊərieɪt] vi
to luxuriate in a hot bath → se prélasser dans un bon bain chaud
to luxuriate in a feeling → s'abandonner avec délices à une sensation
luxuriate
vi to luxuriate in something (people)sich in etw (dat)aalen
luxuriate [lʌgˈzjʊərɪˌeɪt] vi to luxuriate inindulgere in, abbandonarsi al piacere di
luxuriate [lʌgˈzjʊərɪˌeɪt] vi to luxuriate inindulgere in, abbandonarsi al piacere di


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The Hound, feeling much aggrieved at this, reproached his companion, saying, "It is very hard to have all this labor, while you, who do not assist in the chase, luxuriate on the fruits of my exertions.
In the courtyards, where the grass had formerly been allowed to luxuriate, as if the ungrateful Mazarin had thought it a good idea to let the Parisians perceive that solitude and disorder were, with misery and despair, the fit accompaniments of fallen monarchy, the immense courtyards, formerly silent and desolate, were now thronged with courtiers whose horses were pacing and prancing to and fro.
And while the steward shook his head, Doctor Emory lighted a big Havana and continued audibly to luxuriate in his fictitious triumph over the other doctor.
 
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