luxuriate

[luhg-zhoo r-ee-eyt, luhk-shoo r-]

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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.

Origin of luxuriate

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

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

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Related Words for luxuriate

enjoy, wallow, wanton, love, rollick, riot, roll, bloom, feast, bask, delight, revel, overdo, abound, burgeon, grow, increase, flourish, relish, thrive

Examples from the Web for luxuriate

Contemporary Examples of luxuriate

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.
Michael Tomasky on Romney: the Un-American in the Presidential Race
Michael Tomasky
July 19, 2012
I just want to luxuriate in a sliver of sports that was important and poignant and, in its own way, poetic.
Peyton Manning’s Classy Exit From the Indianapolis Colts
Buzz Bissinger
March 8, 2012

Historical Examples of luxuriate

I luxuriate in it, I joy in it, I feel it in every fibre of my being.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
The baron chuckled in his throat and seemed to luxuriate in the pleasant thought.
The Lock And Key Library
Various
There he could not only indulge his natural taste, but luxuriate in them.
Gaspar the Gaucho
Mayne Reid
He loved so to luxuriate, like a cat, in the presence of a violent woman.
Aaron's Rod
D. H. Lawrence
Oh, you choose a garment for me to luxuriate in, Ronny returned.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman
Pauline Lester

British Dictionary definitions for luxuriate

luxuriate

verb (intr)

(foll by in) to take voluptuous pleasure; revel
to flourish extensively or profusely
to live in a sumptuous way

Derived Formsluxuriation, noun

Word Origin for luxuriate

C17: from Latin luxuriāre

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Word Origin and History for luxuriate

1620s, "to indulge in luxury," from Latin luxuriatus, past participle of luxuriare "have to excess," figuratively "run riot, be dissolute, indulge to excess," from luxuria "excess, rankness, luxuriance" (see luxury). Related: Luxuriated; luxuriating.