jubilate

¹ American  

[joo-buh-leyt] / ˈdʒu bəˌleɪt /

verb (used without object)

jubilated, jubilating

1. to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.

2. to celebrate a jubilee or joyful occasion.

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Jubilate ² American  

[joo-buh-ley-tee, yoo-buh-lah-tey, -tee, joo-] / ˌdʒu bəˈleɪ ti, ˌyu bəˈlɑ teɪ, -ti, ˌdʒu- /

noun

1. 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.

2. a musical setting of this psalm.

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Jubilate ¹ British  

/ ˌdʒuːbɪˈlɑːtɪ /

noun

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

2. a musical setting of this psalm

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jubilate ² British  

/ ˈdʒuːbɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. to have or express great joy; rejoice

2. to celebrate a jubilee

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Other Word Forms

• jubilatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of jubilate¹

1595–1605; < Latin jūbilātus (past participle of jūbilāre to shout for joy), equivalent to jūbil- shout + -ātus -ate ¹

Origin of Jubilate²

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

Explanation

When you jubilate, you celebrate or express much happiness about something. Winning a big award makes most people jubilate. While it's more common to hear the noun jubilation, or "joy," you can use the verb jubilate when you talk about showing that joy. Your parents might jubilate on the occasion of their wedding anniversary, and your whole town will probably jubilate at the news of a new, fancy public swimming pool. The original meaning of jubilate was "make a joyful noise," from the Latin root jubilare, which means both "to call to someone" and "to shout for joy."

Example Sentences

“You do not know how excited we are. Our teachers will jubilate and dance,” he is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

A jubilate written in celebration of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 offered a glimpse of the composer at the beginning of his career in London.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2014

I cheered as Kekeli’s side won, trying to rein in my delight as I watched her jubilate.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

In another respect, also, is it Memnonian,—that, whenever should rest upon its features the morning sunlight, we should surely await its responsive requiem or its trembling jubilate.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 by Various

The mere chorus-singers of the Grove are also beginning to be silent; so that the jubilate that has been chanting for the last month is now over.

From Mirror of the Months by Patmore, Peter George