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
jubilates
verb
as in delights
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
- delights
- joys
- glories
- triumphs
- kvells
- exults
- brags
- exuberates
- rejoices
- crows
- kicks up one's heels
- gloats
- shows off
- boasts
- swells
- flaunts
- parades
- struts
- preens
- swaggers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- regrets
- laments
- grieves
- bewails
- weeps
- bemoans