luxuriate

luxuriate
v
1. enjoy, bask in, indulge in, swim in, wallow in; feast on, savor, appreciate, gloat over, Inf. smack one's lips over, eat up; like, love, fancy, take to, Sl. dig; take pleasure in, be pleased with, take satisfaction in, derive pleasure from; delight in, relish in, rejoice in, revel in, riot in, Sl. groove on; Sl. get a bang or kick or boot out of, Sl. get a charge or lift out of, Sl. get high off, Sl. get off on.
2. thrive, prosper, flourish; grow, bloom, blossom, flower, bear fruit, fructify; mature, maturate, ripen; burst forth, mushroom, burgeon, boom, develop vigorously; issue, arise, originate, spring up, sprout, bud, germinate, pullulate, shoot up.
3. live in luxury, live in comfort, live off the fat of the land, live high off the hog, be in clover; have a good time, have a time of it, Inf. have the time of one's life, Inf. have a ball; take it easy, live the life of Riley.
4. overindulge, overdo, go too far, carry to excess, be intemperate.

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  • luxuriate — ► VERB (luxuriate in/over) ▪ enjoy as a luxury …   English terms dictionary

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  • luxuriate — (v.) 1620s, to indulge in luxury, from L. luxuriatus, pp. of luxuriare have to excess, figuratively run riot, be dissolute, indulge to excess, from luxuria excess, rankness, luxuriance (see LUXURY (Cf. luxury)). Related: Luxuriated; luxuriating …   Etymology dictionary

  • luxuriate — [v] indulge, prosper abound, bask, be in clover*, bloom, burgeon, delight, eat up*, enjoy, feast, flourish, grow, increase, live extravagantly, live high on hog*, live in luxury*, live it up*, love, overdo, relish, revel, riot, roll, rollick,… …   New thesaurus

  • luxuriate — [lug zhoor′ēāt΄, luk shoor′ēāt΄] vi. luxuriated, luxuriating [< L luxuriatus, pp. of luxuriare, to be too fruitful, be rank < luxuria, LUXURY] 1. to grow with vigor and in great abundance 2. to expand or develop greatly 3. to live in great… …   English World dictionary

  • luxuriate — v. (D; intr.) to luxuriate in (to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth) * * * [lʌg zjʊ(ə)rɪeɪt] (D; intr.) to luxuriate in (to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • luxuriate — [[t]lʌgʒʊ͟ərieɪt[/t]] luxuriates, luxuriating, luxuriated VERB If you luxuriate in something, you relax in it and enjoy it very much, especially because you find it comfortable and luxurious. [V in n] Lie back and luxuriate in the scented oil...… …   English dictionary

  • luxuriate — UK [lʌɡˈzjʊərɪeɪt] / US [lʌɡˈʒʊrɪˌeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms luxuriate : present tense I/you/we/they luxuriate he/she/it luxuriates present participle luxuriating past tense luxuriated past participle luxuriated to enjoy being in a very… …   English dictionary

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