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< La Vérendrye, Sieur de

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent >

lav·ish    (lvsh) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Characterized by or produced with extravagance and profusion: a lavish buffet. See Synonyms at profuse.
2. Immoderate in giving or bestowing; unstinting: The critics were lavish with their praise.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
lav·ished , lav·ish·ing , lav·ish·es

To give or bestow in abundance; shower: lavished attention on his customers.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English laves, probably from Old French lavasse, downpour, from laver, to wash, from Latin lavre ; see lave

OTHER FORMS:
lavish·er (Noun), lavish·ly (Adverb), lavish·ness (Noun)

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