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