-rēˌāt, usu -ād.+V intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin luxuriatus, past participle of luxuriare, from luxuria luxury
1.
a. : to grow profusely : flourish , thrive
in the nearby conservatory luxuriate tropical plants — Aubrey Drury
b. : to develop extensively : proliferate , expand
this globe … that luxuriates into a million forms of riotously breeding life — Will Durant
around these luxuriates a free and unsymmetrical, yet ordered decoration of spiral curves — O. Elfrida Saunders
the art department … had luxuriated as an easy refuge for the football player and the dilettante — F.H.Taylor
2.
a. : to abandon oneself to pleasure : live luxuriously : indulge oneself
we have taken a very charming little cottage … for the whole summer and I am going to luxuriate there in wanton splendor — H.J.Laski
gives few interviews … luxuriates in no autographing parties — J.K.Hutchens
b. : to find enjoyment : take delight : revel
was luxuriating in a good cigar — B.L.K.Henderson
luxuriated in the admiration and intellectual comradeship of newfound friends — W.R.Parker
tried to luxuriate in his own self-pity — Hanama Tasaki