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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, especially for joy.
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Example Sentences
- Mystics exult in mystery and want it to stay mysterious.
- Canadians are an exciting, dynamic people who exult in their well-defined and instantly recognizable national culture.
- People exult in garden plantings and decry weeds, though both may bear the same shade of flower.
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Word Origin & History
exult
to rejoice, triumph, 1590s, from Fr. exulter, from L. exultare/exsultare, freq. of exsilire to leap up, from ex- out + salire to leap (see salient). The notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. Related: Exulted; exulting.
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