luxuriate

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /lʌɡˈʒʊrieɪt/ UK /lʌɡˈzjʊərieɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to take great pleasure in something; to indulge oneself

She loved to luxuriate in a hot bath after a long day.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to take great pleasure in... revel indulge bask wallow relish savor delight

Opposites

abstain forgo

Word family

Derived forms luxuriation

Related forms luxury luxuriant luxurious luxe

Etymology

From Latin luxuriatus, past participle of luxuriare ('to grow rank, abound, run riot'), from luxuria ('excess'), from luxus ('excess, extravagance').

luxuriare Latin luxus Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# luxuriate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /lʌɡˈʒʊrieɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /lʌɡˈzjʊərieɪt/

## Meanings
1. to take great pleasure in something; to indulge oneself

## Examples
- She loved to luxuriate in a hot bath after a long day.

## Synonyms
- revel
- indulge
- bask
- wallow
- relish
- savor
- delight

## Antonyms
- abstain
- forgo

## Derived Forms
- luxuriation

## Related Forms
- luxury
- luxuriant
- luxurious
- luxe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: luxuriare
- Root: luxus

## Etymology
From Latin luxuriatus, past participle of luxuriare ('to grow rank, abound, run riot'), from luxuria ('excess'), from luxus ('excess, extravagance').

## AI Etymology
Luxuriate is from Latin luxuriatus, past participle of luxuriare ('to grow rank, abound, run riot'), from luxuria ('excess'), from luxus ('excess, extravagance'). Important recorded forms include luxuriare (Latin) and luxus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to take great pleasure in something; to indulge oneself. The wider family includes derived forms such as luxuriation and related words such as luxury, luxuriant, luxurious, and luxe.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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