/ ˈlævɪʃ; NAmE / adjective , verb
■ adjective
1.
large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money
SYN extravagant , luxuriously :
lavish gifts / costumes / celebrations
They lived a very lavish lifestyle .
They rebuilt the house on an even more lavish scale than before.
2.
lavish (with / in sth) giving or doing sth generously :
He was lavish in his praise for her paintings.
► lav·ish·ly adverb :
lavishly illustrated
■ verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- lavish sth on / upon sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun denoting profusion): from Old French lavasse deluge of rain, from laver to wash, from Latin lavare .