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.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of exult
1560–70; <Latin ex(s)ultāre to leap up, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + -sultāre (combining form of saltāre to leap)
OTHER WORDS FROM exult
ex·ult·ing·ly, adverbself-ex·ult·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH 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 of exult
exultation (ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən), nounexultingly, adverbWord Origin for exult
C16: from Latin exsultāre to jump or leap for joy, from saltāre to leap
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