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Webster 1913 Edition


Luxuriate

Lux-u′ri-ate

,
Verb.
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.
“ Corn luxuriates in a better mold.”
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Luxuriate

LUXU'RIATE

,
Verb.
I.
To grow exuberantly, or to grow to superfluous abundance.