Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lavish \Lav"ish\ (l[a^]v"[i^]sh), a. [Akin to E. lave to lade
   out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.]
   1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as,
      lavish of money; lavish of praise.

   2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

            Let her have needful, but not lavish, means. --Shak.

   Syn: Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant;
        immoderate. See {Profuse}.

Lavish \Lav"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lavished} (-[i^]sht); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Lavishing}.]
   To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality;
   to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

Source : WordNet®

lavish
     adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the
            critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent
            gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his
            mother a quarter and he thought them munificent";
            "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his
            unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to
            Britain" [syn: {munificent}, {overgenerous}, {prodigal},
             {too-generous}, {unsparing}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]
     2: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish
        buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: {lucullan}, {lush}, {plush},
         {plushy}]

lavish
     v : expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was
         showered with praise" [syn: {shower}]