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luxuriate
luxuriategreatly enjoy oneself; revel: to luxuriate in wealth; thrive: The roses luxuriate in the sunny garden. Not to be confused with:luxuriant – lush; rich in growth, teeming, fruitful, prolific, copious, abundant: a luxuriant crop of sunflowersluxurious – rich, sumptuous; promoting luxury: The hotel room was luxurious.lux·u·ri·ate L0300100 (lŭg-zho͝or′ē-āt′, lŭk-sho͝or′-)intr.v. lux·u·ri·at·ed, lux·u·ri·at·ing, lux·u·ri·ates To take luxurious pleasure; indulge oneself. [Latin luxuriāre, luxuriāt-, to be luxuriant, from luxuria, luxury; see luxury.]luxuriate (lʌɡˈzjʊərɪˌeɪt) vb (intr) 1. (foll by in) to take voluptuous pleasure; revel2. to flourish extensively or profusely3. to live in a sumptuous way[C17: from Latin luxuriāre] luxˌuriˈation nlux•u•ri•ate (lʌgˈʒʊər iˌeɪt, lʌkˈʃʊər-) v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to enjoy oneself without stint. 2. to grow fully or abundantly; thrive. 3. to take great delight; revel. [1615–25; < Latin] lux•u`ri•a′tion, n. luxuriate Past participle: luxuriated Gerund: luxuriating
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luxuriate | luxuriate |
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I luxuriate | you luxuriate | he/she/it luxuriates | we luxuriate | you luxuriate | they luxuriate |
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I luxuriated | you luxuriated | he/she/it luxuriated | we luxuriated | you luxuriated | they luxuriated |
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I am luxuriating | you are luxuriating | he/she/it is luxuriating | we are luxuriating | you are luxuriating | they are luxuriating |
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I have luxuriated | you have luxuriated | he/she/it has luxuriated | we have luxuriated | you have luxuriated | they have luxuriated |
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I was luxuriating | you were luxuriating | he/she/it was luxuriating | we were luxuriating | you were luxuriating | they were luxuriating |
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I had luxuriated | you had luxuriated | he/she/it had luxuriated | we had luxuriated | you had luxuriated | they had luxuriated |
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I will luxuriate | you will luxuriate | he/she/it will luxuriate | we will luxuriate | you will luxuriate | they will luxuriate |
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I will have luxuriated | you will have luxuriated | he/she/it will have luxuriated | we will have luxuriated | you will have luxuriated | they will have luxuriated |
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I will be luxuriating | you will be luxuriating | he/she/it will be luxuriating | we will be luxuriating | you will be luxuriating | they will be luxuriating |
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I have been luxuriating | you have been luxuriating | he/she/it has been luxuriating | we have been luxuriating | you have been luxuriating | they have been luxuriating |
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I will have been luxuriating | you will have been luxuriating | he/she/it will have been luxuriating | we will have been luxuriating | you will have been luxuriating | they will have been luxuriating |
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I had been luxuriating | you had been luxuriating | he/she/it had been luxuriating | we had been luxuriating | you had been luxuriating | they had been luxuriating |
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I would luxuriate | you would luxuriate | he/she/it would luxuriate | we would luxuriate | you would luxuriate | they would luxuriate |
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I would have luxuriated | you would have luxuriated | he/she/it would have luxuriated | we would have luxuriated | you would have luxuriated | they would have luxuriated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | luxuriate - become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriouslywantonware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" | | 2. | luxuriate - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"indulgedeplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"surfeit - indulge (one's appetite) to satiety | | 3. | luxuriate - thrive profusely or flourish extensivelyflourish, thrive, expand, boom - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" |
luxuriateverb1. enjoy, delight, indulge, relish, revel, bask, wallow Lie back and luxuriate in the scented oil.2. live in luxury, take it easy, live the life of Riley, have the time of your life, be in clover He retired to luxuriate in Hollywood.luxuriateverbTo take extravagant pleasure:bask, indulge, revel, roll, rollick, wallow.Translationsluxuriate
luxuriate in (something)1. To revel in the sensual pleasure of being surrounded or enfolded in some luxurious material or substance. We stayed in bed till nearly 11 in the morning, just luxuriating in the silk sheets and the soft, downy pillows. Guests will be treated to a Swedish or deep-tissue massage before luxuriating in one of our world-famous mud baths.2. To revel in the sensual pleasure of being in some luxurious place or state of being. We got used to luxuriating in four-star resorts when we were making lots of money. Now the only places we can afford are cheap motels. Guests will be treated to a Swedish or deep-tissue massage before luxuriating in one of our world-famous mud baths.See also: luxuriateluxuriate in somethingto indulge oneself in something; to enjoy the luxury of something. She stood in front of the mirror, luxuriating in her lovely new coat. They were all luxuriating in the warm, bubbling waters of the hot tub.See also: luxuriateluxuriate Related to luxuriate: congealedSynonyms for luxuriateverb enjoySynonyms- enjoy
- delight
- indulge
- relish
- revel
- bask
- wallow
verb live in luxurySynonyms- live in luxury
- take it easy
- live the life of Riley
- have the time of your life
- be in clover
Synonyms for luxuriateverb to take extravagant pleasureSynonyms- bask
- indulge
- revel
- roll
- rollick
- wallow
Synonyms for luxuriateverb become extravagantSynonymsRelated Wordsverb enjoy to excessSynonymsRelated Words- deplete
- use up
- wipe out
- eat up
- exhaust
- run through
- eat
- consume
- surfeit
verb thrive profusely or flourish extensivelyRelated Words |