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

Example Sentences

If the Yankees were in no mood to watch the Red Sox jubilate, a glance at the scoreboard didn’t help matters.

From New York Times

She will be the soloist in the Met Orchestra’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 5, singing Mozart’s “Exsultate, jubilate” and the solo in the finale of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.

From New York Times

The rebels will try to consolidate power in the capital, where tens of thousands of their supporters jubilated after Mr Saleh’s death.

From Economist

Cuban exiles and their descendants in Miami are reflecting and jubilating in the hours after the government’s announcement of Fidel Castro’s death.

From Washington Times

“I love playing a character from those repressed times who is so nonconformist, it’s very jubilating,” Ms. Green said.

From New York Times