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ex⋅ult
[ig-zuhlt] 
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant: They exulted over their victory. |
| 2. | Obsolete. to leap, esp. for joy. |
Origin:
1560–70; < L ex(s)ultāre to leap up, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -sultāre (comb. form of saltāre to leap)
1560–70; < L ex(s)ultāre to leap up, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -sultāre (comb. form of saltāre to leap)
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Language Translation for : exult
| Spanish: | regocijarse, | German: | frohlocken, triumphieren, | Japanese: | 大喜びをする |
| ex·ult
(ĭg-zŭlt') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. ex·ult·ed, ex·ult·ing, ex·ults
[Latin exsultāre : ex-, ex- + saltāre, to dance, frequentative of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.] ex·ul'tance, ex·ul'tan·cy n., ex·ult'ing·ly adv. |
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| exult | |
verb | |
| 1. | feel extreme happiness or elation |
| 2. | to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: exuberate] |
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Exult
Ex*ult"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exulting.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter. See Salient.] To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart. "An exulting countenance." --Bancroft. The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting like the bounding roe. --Pope.
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