luxuriatev.

Brit.

/lʌɡˈʒʊərɪeɪt/,

/ləɡˈʒʊərɪeɪt/,

/lʌɡˈzjʊərɪeɪt/,

/ləɡˈzjʊərɪeɪt/,

/lʌkˈsjʊərɪeɪt/,

/ləkˈsjʊərɪeɪt/, U.S.

/ləɡˈʒʊriˌeɪt/,

/ləkˈʃʊriˌeɪt/

Etymology: < Latin luxuriāt-, participial stem of luxuriāre : see luxuriant adj.

a. intransitive. Of a plant: To grow rank. Now rare. Also figurative †Of a writer: To write at exuberant length; to exceed one's limits. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > grow well or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > grow well or flourish

growc725

thrivec1175

flourish1303

provec1330

encrec1420

delighta1475

prosper1535

addle1570

fortify1605

ramp1607

luxuriate1621

succeed1812

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy Democritus to Rdr. 10 I could haue more willingly luxuriated, and better satisfied my selfe and others.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. ii. ii. i. 545 The mind is apt to lust, and hote or cold, As corne luxuriates in a better molde.

1658 J. Robinson Endoxa ix. 48 Scorbutical Plants..luxuriate, where the Scurvie is predominant.

1731 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II.

1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 269 The vineyards hereabout are partly lopped, partly left to luxuriate.

1868 J. B. Lightfoot Epist. Philippians (1873) 259 Syria was a soil where such a plant would thrive and luxuriate.

†b. figurative. To grow or develop exuberantly into (error, folly, etc.). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 153 The Clergy..suffered the mindes of young Schollers to luxuriate into errors of Divinity.

1757 S. Johnson Rambler No. 172. ⁋1 The powers of the mind..more frequently luxuriate into follies, than blossom into goodness.

1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress V. 121 The seeds of faults..wanted but the soil in which..to luxuriate into vices.

a. To indulge in luxury; to feast, revel, enjoy oneself. Now only with const. in, on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > luxuriate [verb (intransitive)]

waltera1400

weltera1400

luxuriate1621

voluptuize1831

voluptuate1836

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy Democritus to Rdr. 56 Let them tyrannize, Epicurize, oppresse, luxuriate and consume themselues.

1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xvi. xxx. 299 'Tis Worth enough, if a young Gallant can Look big, Luxuriate, and write Gentleman.

1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. i. 3 A huge crocodile luxuriating in the slime.

1841 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 71 I had a long letter from Morton the other day—he is still luxuriating at Venice.

1866 H. B. Stowe Little Foxes 25 The Christmas-dinner, that solid feast of fat things on which we also luxuriated.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 278 The troops..must have luxuriated in the easeful quarters which Hannibal's sword had opened for them.

b. In immaterial sense: To take great delight, revel in (something).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > take joy or delight in [verb (transitive)]

delightc1230

to have joy of1297

joyc1330

enjoy1462

delect1510

to enjoy of?1521

lustc1540

revel1592

luxuriate1653

rollick1848

wallow1876

thrill1935

1653 tr. S. Przypkowski Dissertatio de Pace iii. 15 Do they not luxuriate in this wish?

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 550 They also did luxuriate in their other Many Creature-gods.

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 71 The mind..luxuriates in its newly found powers.

1880 N. Smyth Old Faiths in New Light (1882) iv. 124 The Oriental mind..luxuriates in dreams.

Derivatives

luxuriˈation n. the action or process of luxuriating; exuberant efflorescence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] > profuseness, luxuriousness, or lushness

richness1564

profuseness1584

prodigality1597

luxury?1611

luxuritya1636

luxuriancy1648

voluptuousness1652

luxuriance1728

luxuriation1839

lavishness1859

luxuriousness1872

overflowingness1883

lushness1900

1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminisc. in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 253/1 This book..never could be very popular, from the..luxuriation of its descriptions.

1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 54 The same genial climate there was; the same luxuriation of nature in her early prime.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	luxuriate
释义	luxuriatev. Brit. /lʌɡˈʒʊərɪeɪt/, /ləɡˈʒʊərɪeɪt/, /lʌɡˈzjʊərɪeɪt/, /ləɡˈzjʊərɪeɪt/, /lʌkˈsjʊərɪeɪt/, /ləkˈsjʊərɪeɪt/, U.S. /ləɡˈʒʊriˌeɪt/, /ləkˈʃʊriˌeɪt/ Etymology: < Latin luxuriāt-, participial stem of luxuriāre : see luxuriant adj. 1. a. intransitive. Of a plant: To grow rank. Now rare. Also figurative †Of a writer: To write at exuberant length; to exceed one's limits. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > grow well or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > grow well or flourish growc725 thrivec1175 flourish1303 provec1330 encrec1420 delighta1475 prosper1535 addle1570 fortify1605 ramp1607 luxuriate1621 succeed1812 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy Democritus to Rdr. 10 I could haue more willingly luxuriated, and better satisfied my selfe and others. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. ii. ii. i. 545 The mind is apt to lust, and hote or cold, As corne luxuriates in a better molde. 1658 J. Robinson Endoxa ix. 48 Scorbutical Plants..luxuriate, where the Scurvie is predominant. 1731 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 269 The vineyards hereabout are partly lopped, partly left to luxuriate. 1868 J. B. Lightfoot Epist. Philippians (1873) 259 Syria was a soil where such a plant would thrive and luxuriate. †b. figurative. To grow or develop exuberantly into (error, folly, etc.). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 153 The Clergy..suffered the mindes of young Schollers to luxuriate into errors of Divinity. 1757 S. Johnson Rambler No. 172. ⁋1 The powers of the mind..more frequently luxuriate into follies, than blossom into goodness. 1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress V. 121 The seeds of faults..wanted but the soil in which..to luxuriate into vices. 2. a. To indulge in luxury; to feast, revel, enjoy oneself. Now only with const. in, on. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > luxuriate [verb (intransitive)] waltera1400 weltera1400 luxuriate1621 voluptuize1831 voluptuate1836 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy Democritus to Rdr. 56 Let them tyrannize, Epicurize, oppresse, luxuriate and consume themselues. 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xvi. xxx. 299 'Tis Worth enough, if a young Gallant can Look big, Luxuriate, and write Gentleman. 1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. i. 3 A huge crocodile luxuriating in the slime. 1841 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 71 I had a long letter from Morton the other day—he is still luxuriating at Venice. 1866 H. B. Stowe Little Foxes 25 The Christmas-dinner, that solid feast of fat things on which we also luxuriated. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 278 The troops..must have luxuriated in the easeful quarters which Hannibal's sword had opened for them. b. In immaterial sense: To take great delight, revel in (something). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > take joy or delight in [verb (transitive)] delightc1230 to have joy of1297 joyc1330 enjoy1462 delect1510 to enjoy of?1521 lustc1540 revel1592 luxuriate1653 rollick1848 wallow1876 thrill1935 1653 tr. S. Przypkowski Dissertatio de Pace iii. 15 Do they not luxuriate in this wish? 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 550 They also did luxuriate in their other Many Creature-gods. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 71 The mind..luxuriates in its newly found powers. 1880 N. Smyth Old Faiths in New Light (1882) iv. 124 The Oriental mind..luxuriates in dreams. Derivatives luxuriˈation n. the action or process of luxuriating; exuberant efflorescence. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [noun] > profuseness, luxuriousness, or lushness richness1564 profuseness1584 prodigality1597 luxury?1611 luxuritya1636 luxuriancy1648 voluptuousness1652 luxuriance1728 luxuriation1839 lavishness1859 luxuriousness1872 overflowingness1883 lushness1900 1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminisc. in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 253/1 This book..never could be very popular, from the..luxuriation of its descriptions. 1854 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay II. 54 The same genial climate there was; the same luxuriation of nature in her early prime. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1621
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