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View definitions for take pleasure

take pleasure

verb as in bask

verb as in live

verb as in wallow

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They thrive on packed schedules, they say, and take pleasure in working around the clock.

Cruz seemed to take pleasure in making his fellow Republicans take such a hard vote.

I take pleasure in the other genres, and they have a simple advantage: you get to finish.

Our desire to feel like a local dies when we no longer take pleasure realizing how deftly we have adopted local customs.

They take pleasure in feeling almost numb to the things that would freak tourists out.

But now the duke and the cardinal, who had none but their own minions about them, seemed to take pleasure in abasing her.

I have seen quite elderly people who seem still to take pleasure in each other's society.

Of course, a teacher can only take pleasure in teaching when he has pupils of the right sort.

This occurs especially during the period of hobbledehoyhood, during which boys take pleasure above all in rough sports.

I take pleasure in answering your most kind and welcome letter received a few days ago.

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On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to take pleasure, such as: indulge, relish, revel, savor, enjoy, and luxuriate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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