luxuriated

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luxuriated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Luxuriate \Lux*u"ri*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luxuriated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Luxuriating.] [L. luxuriatus, p. p. of
     luxuriari, -are, to luxuriate. See Luxury.]
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     1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. "
        Corn luxuriates in a better mold." --Burton.
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     2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in
        the pastures.
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     3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to
        luxuriate in description.
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