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Luxuriate

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lux⋅u⋅ri⋅ate

  [luhg-zhoor-ee-eyt, luhk-shoor-]
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–verb (used without object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
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.
Origin:
1615–25; < L luxuriātus, ptp. of luxuriāre. See luxuriant, -ate 1

Related forms:
lux⋅u⋅ri⋅a⋅tion, noun
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lux·u·ri·ate   (lŭg-zhŏŏr'ē-āt', lŭk-shŏŏr'-)   
intr.v.   lux·u·ri·at·ed, lux·u·ri·at·ing, lux·u·ri·ates

  1. To take luxurious pleasure; indulge oneself.

  2. To proliferate.

  3. To grow profusely; thrive.


[Latin luxuriāre, luxuriāt-, to be luxuriant, from luxuria, luxury; see luxury.]
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Word Origin & History

luxuriate 
1621, "to indulge in luxury," from L. luxuriatum, pp. of luxuriare "indulge, have to excess," from luxuria "excess" (see luxury).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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