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LUXURIATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thrive profusely or flourish extensively

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "luxuriate" is one way to...):

boom; expand; flourish; thrive (grow vigorously)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

luxuriant (produced or growing in extreme abundance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enjoy to excess

Example:

She indulges in ice cream

Synonyms:

indulge; luxuriate

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "luxuriate" is one way to...):

consume; deplete; eat; eat up; exhaust; run through; use up; wipe out (use up (resources or materials))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "luxuriate"):

surfeit (indulge (one's appetite) to satiety)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

luxuriation (an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment)

luxury (wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

Synonyms:

luxuriate; wanton

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "luxuriate" is one way to...):

consume; squander; ware; waste (spend extravagantly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

luxuriation (an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment)

luxury (something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity)

luxury (the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive)

luxury (wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living)

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