exult

English

Etymology

From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzʌlt/

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• Rhymes: -ʌlt

Verb

exult (third-person singular simple present exults, present participle exulting, simple past and past participle exulted)

1. (intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:

     I took a deep breath; a locomotive howled across-the darkness, Mobile-bound. So were we. I took off my shirt and exulted.

Usage notes

Do not confuse exult (“rejoice”) (intransitive) with exalt (“praise”) (transitive).

Derived terms

• exulting

Related terms

• exultant
• exultate
• exultation

Translations

rejoice

• Bulgarian: ликувам (bg) (likuvam)
• Catalan: exultar (ca)
• Czech: jásat (cs)
• Finnish: riemuita (fi)
• French: exulter (fr)
• Friulian: gjubilâ, gjondâ
• German: jubeln (de), jauchzen (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: βλεμεαίνω (blemeaínō)

• Italian: esultare (it)
• Japanese: 狂喜する (きょうき-する, kyōki-suru)
• Latin: exsultō
• Maori: whakamanamana, titihaoa
• Old English: āhliehhan (poetic)
• Polish: nie posiadać się z radości (pl) impf
• Portuguese: exultar (pt)
• Russian: ликова́ть (ru) (likovátʹ), торжествова́ть (ru) (toržestvovátʹ)
• Spanish: exultar (es)
• Telugu: మురియు (te) (muriyu)