luxuriate

Verb

Meaning

To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance.

To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures.

To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

indulge wanton batten chill out play love rest loaf revel savor burgeon grow enjoy idle thrive
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Antonyms

bullock lose it rage explode flip boil
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Hypernyms

ware expand waste eat boom exhaust

Hyponyms

surfeit

Derivatives

luxuriated luxuriating

Examples

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate. Henry Miller

Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy. P. J. O'Rourke

As I luxuriate in the discovery that I am no special sponge for sorrow, but merely another fallible animal in this stone maze of a city, I come simultaneously to see that I am the focus of some vast device fueled by an obscure desire. William Gibson

She indulges in ice cream Source: Internet

Channel your inner Roman and luxuriate in the heated mineral baths and saunas -- ideally with someone you like -- or challenge a more-than-willing local to a game of chess at the renowned Széchenyi Bath. Source: Internet

He can come to luxuriate in feelings of resentment, hatred, vengefulness, and when the opportunity at long last comes he can become the oppressor over other victims. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

luxuriant growth luxuriantly luxuriantness luxuriation luxuriety luxuriosity