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LAVISH
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very generous
Example:
called for unstinting aid to Britain
Synonyms:
lavish; munificent; overgenerous; too-generous; unsparing; unstinted; unstinting
Classified under:
Similar:
generous (willing to give and share unstintingly)
Derivation:
lavishness (excessive spending)
lavishness (the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by extravagance and profusion
Example:
a lucullan feast
Synonyms:
lavish; lucullan; plush; plushy
Classified under:
Similar:
rich (suggestive of or characterized by great expense)
Derivation:
lavishness (the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they lavish ... he / she / it lavishes
Past simple: lavished
Past participle: lavished
-ing form: lavishing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
Example:
He was showered with praise
Synonyms:
lavish; shower
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "lavish" is one way to...):
consume; squander; ware; waste (spend extravagantly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
Sentence example:
They lavish money on their grandchild
