luxuriate

[ luhg-zhoor-ee-eyt, luhk-shoor- ]

/ lʌgˈʒʊər iˌeɪt, lʌkˈʃʊər- /

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verb (used without object), lux·u·ri·at·ed, lux·u·ri·at·ing.

to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.

to grow fully or abundantly; thrive: The plants luxuriated in the new soil.

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Origin of luxuriate

1615–25; <Latin luxuriātus, past participle of luxuriāre.See luxuriant, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM luxuriate

lux·u·ri·a·tion, nounun·lux·u·ri·at·ing, adjective

Words nearby luxuriate

Luxor, luxulianite, Lu Xun, luxuriance, luxuriant, luxuriate, luxurious, luxury, luxury tax, Luzern, Luzhou

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How to use luxuriate in a sentence

Oh, it’ll feel comfortable at first, as your chilled flesh luxuriates in those delicious extra degrees.
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I just stand up there and luxuriate in the tension that I’m creating by not singing.
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I luxuriate over each notion like it’s a piece of chocolate melting in my mouth.
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What a relief it could be to log off and linger over a single true story for an hour or 12, luxuriating in its characters and details and moral implications, rather than just wearily scrolling past it.
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I luxuriate in the thought that right-wingers across the country are tearing their hair out over this as if in a nice hot bath.
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I just want to luxuriate in a sliver of sports that was important and poignant and, in its own way, poetic.
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This passion at last gained such an ascendency over him that he seemed to court and luxuriate in waste and desolation.
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Some few of its old houses remain, suggestive of its former life, and Flushing is left to luxuriate in the dreams of its past.
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They seemed to fairly luxuriate in a soft, swampy place and were packed like sardines in some of the wallows.
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His kingdom was not of this world, neither did he luxuriate in the "good things" of the earth.
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His whole soul was engrossed in the contemplation of the wild and romantic adventures in which he expected to luxuriate.
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British Dictionary definitions for luxuriate

luxuriate

/ (lʌɡˈzjʊərɪˌeɪt) /

verb (intr)

(foll by in) to take voluptuous pleasure; revel

to flourish extensively or profusely

to live in a sumptuous way

Derived forms of luxuriate

luxuriation, noun

Word Origin for luxuriate

C17: from Latin luxuriāre

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