Etymology

luxuriate

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Today it means: To enjoy luxury, to indulge. Full definition →

Latin lūxuriātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlūxuriātus
  2. English todayluxuriate

First attested in 1621; borrowed from Latin lūxuriātus, perfect passive participle of lūxuriō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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