jubilate

[joo-buh-leyt]

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verb (used without object), ju·bi·lat·ed, ju·bi·lat·ing.

to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.

to celebrate a jubilee or joyful occasion.

Origin of jubilate

1595–1605; < Latin jūbilātus (past participle of jūbilāre to shout for joy), equivalent to jūbil- shout + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsju·bi·la·to·ry

[joo-buh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈdʒu bə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Jubilate

[joo-buh-ley-tee; yoo-buh-lah-tey, -tee, joo-]

noun

Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.

a musical setting of this psalm.

Origin of Jubilate

First recorded in 1700–10, Jubilate is from the Latin word jūbilāte shout ye for joy

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Related Words for jubilate

bully, glory, crow, revel, brag, gloat, bluster, triumph, vaunt

Examples from the Web for jubilate

Historical Examples of jubilate

But, jubilate, I have got my garden all hoed the first time!
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor
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So you do not wonder, I fancy, that Charlie's letter should be such a jubilate.
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Amanda Minnie Douglas
But Dick threw his cap high up in the air, and shouted "Jubilate!"
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911
Various
In 1552 the Jubilate was inserted without any restriction as to how often it should take the place of the Benedictus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5
Various
The meadow lark, tilting upon the topmost tip of the highest pine, sings to the sky a jubilate in three pure syllables.
Mariposilla
Mary Stewart Daggett

British Dictionary definitions for jubilate

jubilate

verb (intr)

to have or express great joy; rejoice

to celebrate a jubilee

Word Origin for jubilate

C17: from Latin jūbilāre to raise a shout of joy; see jubilant

Jubilate

noun

RC Church Church of England the 100th psalm used as a canticle in the liturgy

a musical setting of this psalm

Word Origin for Jubilate

from the opening word (Jubilate make a joyful noise) of the Vulgate version

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Word Origin and History for jubilate

"make a joyful noise," 1640s, from Latin jubilatus, past participle of jubilare (see jubilant). Related: Jubilated; jubilating.