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  1. 1. v. t. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. That which gives great pleasure or delight. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. Licentious pleasure; lust. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. something or someone that provides a source of happiness Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. take delight in Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. hold spellbound Source: wordnet
  11. 11. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to pleasehighly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delightsthe ear.Inventions to delight the taste. Shak.Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. Tennyson. Source: adambom

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