jubilate
1 of 2verb
ju·bi·late ˈjü-bə-ˌlāt 
jubilated; jubilating
intransitive verb
: rejoice
too dispassionate to jubilate
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2 of 2noun
Ju·bi·la·te ˌyü-bə-ˈlä-ˌtā
ˌjü-
1
a
: the 100th Psalm in the King James Version
b
not capitalized : a joyous song or outburst
2
: the third Sunday after Easter
Synonyms
Verb
- crow
- delight
- exuberate
- exult
- glory
- joy
- kvell
- rejoice
- triumph
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Example Sentences
Verb a medical researcher too committed to his work to pause and jubilate even upon hearing that he had won the Nobel Prize
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Latin jubilatus, past participle of jubilare; akin to Middle High German jū (exclamation of joy), Greek iygē shout
Noun
Latin, 2nd person plural imperative of jubilare
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1641, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
jubilate
verb
as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph a medical researcher too committed to his work to pause and jubilate even upon hearing that he had won the Nobel Prize Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- delight
- joy
- exult
- glory
- triumph
- rejoice
- exuberate
- brag
- kvell
- gloat
- crow
- flaunt
- kick up one's heels
- boast
- parade
- preen
- swell
- strut
- show off
- swagger
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- weep
- lament
- regret
- grieve
- bewail
- bemoan
- have no use for
- have no wish
- have none of
- have nothing against
- have nothing in common
- have nothing left to prove
- have nothing on
- have nothing on (someone)
- have nothing on someone
- have nothing to recommend her
- have nothing to recommend him
- have nothing to recommend it
- have on
- have on a string
- have one foot in the grave
- have one pair of hands
- have one's bases covered
- have one's bell rung
- have one's cake and eat it
- have one's cake and eat it too
- have one's day in court
- have one's ducks in a row
- have one's eye on
- have one's eye out for
- have one's feet cut out from under