luxuriate

American  

[luhg-zhoor-ee-eyt, luhk-shoor-] / lʌgˈʒʊər iˌeɪt, lʌkˈʃʊər- /

verb (used without object)

luxuriated, luxuriating

1. to enjoy oneself without stint; revel.

   to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.

2. to grow fully or abundantly; thrive.

   The plants luxuriated in the new soil.

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luxuriate British  

/ lʌɡˈzjʊərɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. (foll by in) to take voluptuous pleasure; revel

2. to flourish extensively or profusely

3. to live in a sumptuous way

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Other Word Forms

• luxuriation noun
• unluxuriating adjective

Etymology

Origin of luxuriate

1615–25; < Latin luxuriātus, past participle of luxuriāre. See luxuriant, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

There’s no evidence that this generation intends to make pining their only romantic activity; it’s more that they are very content, at the moment, to luxuriate in the many conduits for yearning available to them.

From Salon

I do luxuriate in awaking to no news deadlines, playing pickleball when court fees are low and cycling to the beach on a weekday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Mike and Claire embrace the cheese, luxuriate in it, like toddlers spinning around deliriously in their first snowfall.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said she was an "emotional parasite" who fed off the couple's despair and "luxuriated" in offering them false hope.

From BBC

What we should really do is go over to YouTube and pull up the isolated vocals from “God Only Knows,” which allow you to luxuriate in Wilson’s obsession with the human voice.

From Los Angeles Times