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Definitions for: Luxuriate [v] thrive profusely or flourish extensively
[v] enjoy to excess
[v] become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: indulge, wanton
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
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