exult

[ig-zuhlt]

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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.

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

Can be confusedexalt exult

Synonyms for exult

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1. delight, glory, revel.

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Related Words for exulted

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

Examples from the Web for exulted

Contemporary Examples of exulted

“A great victory for the people of Massachusetts,” Warren exulted.
Scott Brown-Elizabeth Warren Contest in Massachusetts: Ugliest Senate Race
Matt Latimer
September 28, 2012

Historical Examples of exulted

The Americans exulted at the failure of the man-of-war's man, and the English doubted.
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper
The Germans then exulted in the fact that not a Russian was left on German soil.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)
Various
"We must go back," she told him and exulted in his moodiness.
The Innocent Adventuress
Mary Hastings Bradley
Locked in the room, going down to certain death, he exulted.
Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective
Ellis Parker Butler
He exulted thus at the idea that he had "paid out the stuck-up beggar after all."
Lord Jim
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for exulted

exult

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 Formsexultation (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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See exalt

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Word Origin and History for exulted

exult

1560s, "to leap up;" 1590s, "to rejoice, triumph," from Middle French exulter, from Latin exultare/exsultare "leap about, leap for joy," frequentative of exsilire "to leap up," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). The notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. Related: Exulted; exulting.