Exult
- Exult
- 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.
[1913 Webster]
The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego,
And leap exulting like the bounding roe. --Pope.
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exult — [v1] be joyful be delighted, be elated, be happy, be in high spirits*, be jubilant, be overjoyed, celebrate, cheer, jubilate, jump for joy*, make merry*, rejoice; concepts 32,266 Ant. be sad, grieve, mourn exult [v2] boast bluster, brag, bully,… … New thesaurus
exult — (v.) 1560s, to leap up; 1590s, “to rejoice, triumph,” from M.Fr. exulter, from L. exultare/exsultare leap about, leap for joy, frequentative of exsilire “to leap up,” from ex “out” (see EX (Cf. ex )) + salire “to leap” (see… … Etymology dictionary
exult — ► VERB ▪ show or feel triumphant elation. DERIVATIVES exultancy noun exultant adjective exultantly adjective exultation noun exulting adjective. ORIGIN Latin exsultare, from exsilire leap up … English terms dictionary
exult — [eg zult′, igzult′] vi. [Fr exulter < L exultare, exsultare, to leap up, leap for joy < ex , intens. + saltare, freq. of salire: see SALIENT] 1. to rejoice greatly; be jubilant; glory 2. Obs. to leap up; leap with joy exultingly adv … English World dictionary
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exult — UK [ɪɡˈzʌlt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms exult : present tense I/you/we/they exult he/she/it exults present participle exulting past tense exulted past participle exulted formal to feel or show great pleasure and excitement, especially… … English dictionary
exult — v. (D; intr.) to exult at, in, over * * * [ɪg zʌlt] in over (D; intr.) to exult at … Combinatory dictionary
exult — exalt, exult The two words are not related and have different meanings which can be confused because of their closeness of form. Exalt (pronounced ig zawlt) means ‘to praise highly’, and is often used in the participial form exalted, meaning… … Modern English usage
exult — Synonyms and related words: be proud of, boast, brag, caper, caracole, carol, celebrate, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, crow, crow over, dance, delight, exult in, frisk, frolic, gambol, gloat, gloat over, glory, glory in, joy, jubilate, lilt, make… … Moby Thesaurus
exult — ex|ult [ıgˈzʌlt] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: exulter, from Latin exsultare, from saltare to jump ] formal to show that you are very happy and proud, especially because you have succeeded in doing something exult at/in/over ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
