Luxuriate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

enjoy to excess

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lʌɡʒˈʊəɹɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lʌɡʒˈʊəɹɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

She indulges in ice cream

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indulge wanton

Parts of Speech

verb	become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
verb	enjoy to excess “She indulges in ice cream”
verb	thrive profusely or flourish extensively

Word Forms

luxury	noun	wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
luxuriation	noun	an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment
indulgence	noun	an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
luxuriant	adjective	produced or growing in extreme abundance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwelgen

extravagant werden; sich (sich) luxuriös gönnen

🇫🇷French

se prélasser

devenir extravagant; se faire plaisir luxueusement

🇪🇸Spanish

deleitarse

volverse extravagante; darse un capricho lujosamente

🇮🇹Italian

lussureggiare

diventare stravagante; concedersi (se stessi) lussuosamente

🇳🇱Dutch

weelderig

extravagant worden; (zichzelf) luxueus verwennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

deleite-se

tornar-se extravagante; entregar-se (a si mesmo) luxuosamente

🇷🇺Russian

понежиться

стать экстравагантным; баловать (себя) роскошью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचुर

फिजूलखर्च हो जाओ; (स्वयं को) विलासितापूर्वक भोगना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলাসবহুল

হত্তয়া বিলাসবহুলভাবে (নিজেকে) লিপ্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரமான

ஆடம்பரமாக ஆக; ஆடம்பரமாக (தன்னை) ஈடுபடுத்திக்கொள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విలాసవంతమైన

విపరీతంగా మారండి; విలాసవంతంగా (స్వయంగా) మునిగిపోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विलासी

उधळपट्टी होणे; (स्वत: ला) विलासीपणे लाड करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૈભવી

ઉડાઉ બની; વૈભવી રીતે (પોતાને) રીઝવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಐಷಾರಾಮಿ

ಅತಿರಂಜಿತನಾಗು; ಐಷಾರಾಮಿಯಾಗಿ (ತನ್ನನ್ನು) ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഡംബരപൂർണ്ണമായ

അമിതമാകുക; (സ്വയം) ആഡംബരത്തിൽ മുഴുകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ

ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਬਣ; (ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ) ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرتعیش

اسراف بننا؛ عیش و آرام سے (خود کو) شامل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奢侈地

变得奢侈；奢侈地放纵（自己）

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢する

贅沢になる。（自分自身を）贅沢に満喫する

🇰🇷Korean

호화롭게 살다

사치스러워지다; (자신을) 사치스럽게 탐닉하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa hoa

trở nên ngông cuồng; thưởng thức (bản thân) một cách sang trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ฟุ่มเฟือย

ฟุ่มเฟือย; ตามใจ(ตัวเอง)อย่างหรูหรา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menikmati

menjadi boros; memanjakan (diri sendiri) secara mewah

🇵🇭Filipino

maluho

maging maluho; magpakasawa (ang sarili) nang marangya

🇲🇾Malay

bermewah

menjadi boros; memanjakan (diri sendiri) secara mewah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترف

تصبح باهظة. تنغمس (نفسك) بترف

🇮🇷Persian

مجلل کردن

ولخرج شدن؛ مجلل (خود) افراط کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

lüksleştirmek

abartılı olmak; (kendini) lüks bir şekilde şımartmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לפנק

להיות אקסטרווגנטי; להתפנק (עצמך) בפאר

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The primary meaning of 'luxuriate' is 'become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously'.

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