luxuriate

/lʌgˈʒʊəriˌeɪt/

Other forms: luxuriating; luxuriated; luxuriates

To luxuriate is to enjoy yourself extravagantly or to an extreme degree. Luxuriate can also mean to thrive, like a plant that grows wildly.

A luxury is something expensive and unnecessary, like eating at a fancy restaurant. To luxuriate is to enjoy yourself in a similar way, not necessarily by spending a lot, but by enjoying something to the fullest. Lying in the sun for hours is luxuriating. Reading in the bookstore for hours is luxuriating. Also, luxuriating is a type of prosperous growth. A banana tree that yields a lot of bananas is luxuriating: it's thriving and growing.

Definitions of luxuriate

1. verb

   enjoy to excess
   synonyms: indulge

   types:

   surfeit

   indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

   type of:

   consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out

   use up (resources or materials)
2. verb

   become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
   synonyms: wanton

   type of:

   consume, squander, ware, waste

   spend extravagantly
3. verb

   thrive profusely or flourish extensively
   type of:

   boom, expand, flourish, thrive

   grow vigorously