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jubilate

verb
ju路​bi路​late | \ 藞j眉-b蓹-藢l膩t How to pronounce jubilate (audio) \
jubilated; jubilating

Definition of jubilate

 (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

: rejoice too dispassionate to jubilate— Cynthia Ozick

Jubilate

noun
Ju路​bi路​la路​te | \ 藢y眉-b蓹-藞l盲-藢t膩 How to pronounce Jubilate (audio) , 藢j眉-\

Definition of Jubilate (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : the 100th Psalm in the King James Version
b not capitalized : a joyous song or outburst
2 : the third Sunday after Easter
Synonyms The Joyful Evolution of Jubilate More Example Sentences Learn More about jubilate

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Synonyms for jubilate

Synonyms: Verb

crow, delight, exuberate, exult, glory, joy, kvell, rejoice, triumph

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The Joyful Evolution of Jubilate

When things are going your way, you may want to shout for joy. Jubilate testifies to the fact that people have had the urge to give (loud) voice to their happiness for centuries. Although jubilate first appeared in print around the middle of the 17th century, its connection to vocal joy goes back much farther; it is derived from the Latin verb jubilare, which means "to shout for joy." Jubilare has also played a role in the development of a few other closely related joyful English words, including jubilant (the earliest meaning was "making a joyful noise," though it is now most often used to mean simply "exultant") and jubilation ("an act of rejoicing").

Examples of jubilate in a Sentence

Verb

 a medical researcher too committed to his work to pause and jubilate even upon hearing that he had won the Nobel Prize

First Known Use of jubilate

Verb

circa 1641, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for jubilate

Verb

Latin jubilatus, past participle of jubilare; akin to Middle High German j奴 (exclamation of joy), Greek iyg膿 shout

Noun

Latin, 2nd person plural imperative of jubilare

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