jubilate

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/ˈd͡ʒuːbɪleɪt/

verb

To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

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exuberateexultrejoicetriumph
OriginLatin iūbilātus →
UncommonFirst used 1706Scrabble 17
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Meanings

jubilate1

verbjubilate (third-person singular simple present jubilates, present participle jubilating, simple past and past participle jubilated)

present singular third person jubilates · participle present jubilating · participle past jubilated · past jubilated

  1. To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

jubilate2

nounjubilate (countable and uncountable, plural jubilates)

plural jubilates

  1. uncountableChristianitythe hundredth psalm (ninety-ninth in the Vulgate); the music to which it is set.First known use 1706
  2. broadlycountableA call to rejoice, outburst of joyous triumph.First known use 1769

    They […] would ſpeedily be with us in a joint jubilate on the banks of the Avon.

    1769, [Henry] Brooke, “XVII [The Three Estates in Parliament.]”, in The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland, volume III

Jubilate3

proper noun
  1. ChristianityThe third Sunday after Easter.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto express great joy

Similar
exuberateexultrejoicetriumph
Broader
cheercheer upchirk up
Also see
exuberateexultrejoicetriumph

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

jubilate · verb

  1. Latiniūbilātus
  2. Englishjubilate

Either a back-formation from jubilation, or borrowed from Latin iūbilātus, perfect passive participle of iubilō (“to shout for joy”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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jubilate · noun

  1. Ecclesiastical Latinjūbilāte“rejoice!, shout ye!”
  2. Englishjubilate

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin jūbilāte (“rejoice!, shout ye!”), second-person plural present active imperative of jūbilō, the first word of the psalm in Latin.

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Jubilate · proper noun

So called because the church service began on that day with the 66th Psalm, "Jubilate Deo".

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Translations

Arabic هَزَجَ
  • هَزَجَ (hazaja)To show elation or triumph
Bulgarian ликувам, тържествувам
  • ликувам (likuvam)To show elation or triumph
  • тържествувам (tăržestvuvam)To show elation or triumph
Czech jásat
  • jásatTo show elation or triumph
Danish juble
  • jubleTo show elation or triumph
German jubeln
  • jubelnTo show elation or triumph
Norwegian juble
  • jubleTo show elation or triumph
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