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exult

[ ig-zuhlt ]
/ ɪgˈzʌlt /
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verb (used without object)

to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant: They exulted over their victory.
Obsolete. to leap, especially for joy.

RELATED WORDS

rejoice, revel, gloat, cheer, jubilate, celebrate, bully, glory, crow, brag, bluster, triumph, vaunt

Nearby words

exudation, exudation cyst, exudative inflammation, exudative retinitis, exude, exult, exultant, exultantly, exultation, exumbilication, exurb

Origin of exult

1560–70; < Latin ex(s)ultāre to leap up, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -sultāre (combining form of saltāre to leap)

Related forms

ex·ult·ing·ly, adverbself-ex·ult·ing, adjective

Can be confused

exalt exult
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exult

/ (ɪɡˈzʌlt) /

verb (intr)

to be joyful or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success; rejoice
(often foll by over) to triumph (over); show or take delight in the defeat or discomfiture (of)

Derived Forms

exultation (ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən), nounexultingly, adverb

Word Origin for exult

C16: from Latin exsultāre to jump or leap for joy, from saltāre to leap

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