exult

To exult is defined as to feel or to show feelings of great happiness or joy.

(verb)

When you are delighted with the coming of a new baby, this is an example of a time when you exult over the birth.

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See exult in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

  1. to rejoice greatly; be jubilant; glory
  2. Obsolete to leap up; leap with joy

Origin: Fr exulter < L exultare, exsultare, to leap up, leap for joy < ex-, intens. + saltare, freq. of salire: see salient

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See exult in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb ex·ult·ed, ex·ult·ing, ex·ults
  1. To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant.
  2. Obsolete To leap upward, especially for joy.

Origin:

Origin: Latin exsultāre

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + saltāre, to dance

Origin: , frequentative of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • ex·ulˈtance, ex·ulˈtan·cy noun
  • ex·ultˈing·ly adverb

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