luxuriate-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Become extravagant or wasteful

Examples:
He luxuriated with the purchase of a Mercedes-Benz CLK 320.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: luxuriate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Enjoy to excess

Commentary: Experiencer's emotional state is in reaction to a cause.

Examples:
She luxuriated in the taste of the ice cream.
He spent the morning luxuriating in bed.
She luxuriated in the beauties of the natural world.
He luxuriated in the warmth of the water.
They luxuriated in their newly acquired wealth.

Mappings:
VerbNet: marvel-31.3-5
FrameNet: Experiencer_subj
PropBank: luxuriate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Grow vigorously.

Examples:
The herds luxuriated in the pastures.
The plants luxuriated in the new soil.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: luxuriate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3