Enjoying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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              That the children of Israel may enjoy every man the
              inheritance of his fathers.           --Num. xxxvi.
                                                    8.
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              To enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. --Heb.
                                                    xi. 25.
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     3. To have sexual intercourse with. --Milton.
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     {To enjoy one's self}, to feel pleasure; to be happy.
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