jubilate
[ joo-buh-leyt ]
/ ˈdʒu bəˌleɪt /
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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.
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Origin of jubilate
1595–1605; <Latin jūbilātus (past participle of jūbilāre to shout for joy), equivalent to jūbil- shout + -ātus-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM jubilate
ju·bi·la·to·ry [joo-buh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈdʒu bə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby jubilate
Jubbulpore, jube, juberous, jubilant, jubilarian, jubilate, jubilatio, jubilation, jubilee, jubilee year, jubilus
Definition for jubilate (2 of 2)
Jubilate
[ joo-buh-ley-tee; yoo-buh-lah-tey, -tee, joo- ]
/ ˌdʒu bəˈleɪ ti; ˌyu bəˈlɑ teɪ, -ti, ˌdʒu- /
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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British Dictionary definitions for jubilate (1 of 2)
jubilate
/ (ˈdʒuːbɪˌleɪt) /
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
British Dictionary definitions for jubilate (2 of 2)
Jubilate
/ (ˌdʒuːbɪˈlɑːtɪ) /
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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