Hypertext Webster Gateway: "luxuriate"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Luxuriate \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

luxuriate
v 1: become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [syn: {wanton}]
2: enjoy to excess [syn: {indulge}]
3: thrive profusely or flourish extensively


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