Luxuriate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹ.i.eɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Luxuriate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To enjoy luxury, to indulge.
Meaning
(intransitive) To enjoy luxury, to indulge.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To be luxuriant; to grow exuberantly.
Example Sentences
He luxuriated in anger, and he kept accounts.
Luxuriate in the wonderful service of our five-star hotel.
But where the stage version luxuriated in the amount of time it could take to tell its story — in three one-act plays — its big-screen counterpart benefits from the need to economize in order to keep things moving.
But fundamentally I think it’s a sound framework, and it creates the right sense of urgency in that we can kind of luxuriate in a debate over what the right gear might be to do carbon targets, but scientifically the right time to do it was yesterday.
Word Forms
- luxuriates
- luxuriating
- luxuriated
Synonyms for luxuriate
Depending on context, synonyms include wanton, indulge.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include indulge, wanton, indulgiate, pamper, relish, feast.
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