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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Enjoy \En*joy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enjoyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Enjoying}.] [OF. enjoier to receive with joy; pref. en- (L.
   in) + OF. & F. joie joy: cf. OF. enjoir to enjoy. See {Joy}.]
   1. To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or
      experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be
      delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainties of a feast; to
      enjoy conversation.

   2. To have, possess, and use with satisfaction; to occupy or
      have the benefit of, as a good or profitable thing, or as
      something desirable; as, to enjoy a free constitution and
      religious liberty.

            That the children of Israel may enjoy every man the
            inheritance of his fathers.           --Num. xxxvi.
                                                  8.

            To enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. --Heb.
                                                  xi. 25.

   3. To have sexual intercourse with. --Milton.

   {To enjoy one's self}, to feel pleasure; to be happy.

Enjoy \En*joy"\, v. i.
   To take satisfaction; to live in happiness. [R.] --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

enjoy
     v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take
          pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her
          glory" [syn: {bask}, {relish}, {savor}, {savour}]
     2: have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"
     3: get pleasure from; "I love cooking" [syn: {love}]
     4: have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom" [ant:
        {suffer}]
     5: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {delight},
         {revel}]
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