Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant.
- v. Obsolete To leap upward, especially for joy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To leap for joy; rejoice exceedingly; especially, to rejoice in triumph; triumph: as, to exult over a fallen adversary.
Wiktionary
- v. to rejoice, be very happy
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph.
WordNet 3.0
- v. feel extreme happiness or elation
- v. to express great joy
Etymologies
- From Latin exsultare, frequentative of exsilire ‘jump up’, from ex- + salire ‘jump, leap’. (Wiktionary)
- Latin exsultāre : ex-, ex- + saltāre, to dance, frequentative of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Indeed, indeed, dearest Mrs. Martin, you may 'exult' for me -- and this though it should all end here and now.”
“Indeed, indeed, dearest Mrs. Martin, you may 'exult' for me ” and this though it should all end here and now.”
“At various times, the psalmists exult in an almost giddy joy, teeter on the edge of despair, question God's action and rail angrily at the universe.”
The Huffington Post: John Backman: Praying The Most Difficult Psalms
“That Wight is so proud of its output of Allium sativum makes you wonder why the maids of Kent no longer exult in hop harvests, or the men of Harlech sing no more of defending Wales against Norman invaders.”
The Guardian: Where not to spend your bank holiday: a guide to Britain's worst days out
“I wouldnt trade it: I can intuit things you can't, enjoy things that would bore you crosseyed, exult in solitary pursuits that might derange another man, convince you of things you'd never believe, teach and explain things to you you think youd never understand.”
“But Mr. Bird and his cinematographer, Robert Elswit, sustain a remarkable level of visual and dramatic energy in scenes that exult in exotic settings, edgy architecture and quirky behavior.”
The Wall Street Journal: Stylish Spectacle Makes This 'Mission' Possible
“We exult over the youth's progress as he matures, but the newborn is a sudden delight.”
“No matter how despicable bin Laden was and how deserved his demise, it befits none of us to exult in any human death lest we become as morally bankrupt as our enemies.”
The Wall Street Journal: It Is Reasonable to Celebrate the End of Osama bin Laden
“The words made him exult and panic at the same time.”
“The fact that it was Minerva who saw him that way made his heart exult.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘exult’.
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1100
abound, technology, branch of knowled..., prognosticate, automaton, matron, an older married ..., realm, special field of ..., kingdom, annals, historical records and 981 more...
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GRE 2014
abase, abate, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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[Open] Frequentative
“A verb which denotes the frequent occurrence or repetition of an action, as . . . waggle from wag.” — Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
Other examples include bobble (bob), bustle (b...dartle, stutter, agitate, dabble, waggle, aid, argue, daunt, expect, excite, espouse, dictate and 77 more...
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GRE 1100
drudgery, implore, hapless, nuance, wrest, incipient, inadvertent, tremulous, bristle, euphemism, disdain, pugnacious and 346 more...
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SAT words
abase, abate, abet, abject, abjure, abrogate, abscond, abstruse, accolade, accommodating, accost, accretion and 202 more...
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anacoluthon, defenestration, hypnopomp, hypnagogue, idioglossia, panopticon, tatterdemalion, abalone, caltrop, miasma, paroxysm, smalt and 475 more...
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Magoosh GRE
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inimitable, exiguity, myriad, cornucopia, surfeit, glut, deluge, opaque, pellucid, grandiloquent, turgid, gadfly and 106 more...
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exorbitant, exuberant, extant, exultant, expectorate, exhilarate, excommunicate, exacting, extenuate, exculpate, extirpate, expostulate and 110 more...
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appint, monarch, counterpart, muse, bestow, unwitting, aghast, admonish, wage, decree, cavalry, phalanx and 126 more...
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CCW
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wreath, wreathe, titillate, titivate, proscribe, prescribe, pedal, peddle, mettle, metal, palette, palate and 132 more...
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ADW1
obdurate, obstinate, behest, injunction, enjoin, circumspect, ensconce, discursive, lugubrious, doleful, somber, ken and 2476 more...
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Revised GRE Wordlist_2013
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ephemeral, esoteric, rhetoric, censure, egregious, pittance, dupe, mulct, paucity, alacrity, maintain, laconic and 997 more...
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heart of darkness
yawl, sea-reach, offing, barge, sprit, estuary, yarn, aft, mizzenmast, placid, gauzy, diaphanous and 141 more...
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Joshee Word List
gash, engross, entail, stoke, ode, vacillate, aspersion, asperity, clan, kith, prospect, nag and 229 more...
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