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English Dictionary: luxuriate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
luxuriate
v
  1. become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [syn: luxuriate, wanton]
  2. enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"
    Synonym(s): indulge, luxuriate
  3. thrive profusely or flourish extensively
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.
            [bd] Corn luxuriates in a better mold.[b8] --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.
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