Lux-ū'ri-āte, v. i.

verbintransitive

(lugz-, or luks), v. i. [imp. & p. p. LUXURIATED; p. pr. & vb. n. LUXURIATING.] [Lat. luxuriare, luxuriatum; Fr. luxurier, Pr. luxuriar, Sp. lujurior, It. lussuriare. See LUXURY.]

Sense 1. To grow exuberantly, or to grow to superfluous abundance.

Sense 2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures.

Sense 3. To indulge to excess; to delight greatly; as, to luxuriate in description.