lavish

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlævɪʃ/, SAMPA: /"l{vish/
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• Rhymes: -ævɪʃ

[edit] Adjective

lavish (comparative more lavish, superlative most lavish)

1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.
2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
   • quotations

   let her have needful, but not lavish, means. --shak

[edit] Synonyms

• (expending profusely): profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant; immoderate

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[edit] Verb

to lavish (third-person singular simple present lavishes, present participle lavishing, simple past and past participle lavished)

1. (transitive) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

[edit] Translations

Finnish: hukuttaa, syytää Polish: obdarowywać Spanish: derrochar, despilfarrar

Swedish: slösa (på), kosta (på)

[edit] Related terms

• lavisher
• lavishly
• lavishness