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luxuriate

[ luhg-zhoor-ee-eyt, luhk-shoor- ]

verb (used without object)

luxuriated, luxuriating.
  1. to enjoy oneself without stint; revel:

    to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.

  2. to grow fully or abundantly; thrive:

    The plants luxuriated in the new soil.



luxuriate

/ ʌɡˈʊəɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. foll by in to take voluptuous pleasure; revel
  2. to flourish extensively or profusely
  3. to live in a sumptuous way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܳˌܰˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܳ·r·tDz noun
  • ܲlܳ·۾·iԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of luxuriate1

1615–25; < Latin ܳܰٳܲ, past participle of ܳܰ. See luxuriant, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of luxuriate1

C17: from Latin ܳܰ
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“The films I love the most are the ones that privilege some degree of distraction or floating attention and allow you to luxuriate in the atmosphere.”

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Rather than participants luxuriating in newfound free time, a Stockton, California pilot found that full-time employment actually rose among those receiving guaranteed income, while their financial, physical and emotional health also improved.

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The satiety can be felt through the camera, its satisfaction with luxuriating in something so pure, so clean.

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Rare is the book that can luxuriate in a discussion of Coppola’s taste for Charvet button-down shirts and how that related to her work on “Marie Antoinette.”

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The camera moves just so, never racing or crawling, which allows you to luxuriate in the details that fill in the picture and deepen the realism.

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