English Dictionary: luxuriate | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for luxuriate | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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. |