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exult

ex·ult [ ig zúlt ] (past and past participle ex·ult·ed, present participle ex·ult·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·ults)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. be very happy: to be extremely happy or joyful about something
exulted in his newfound freedom

2. be triumphant: to be very happy or triumphant about something unpleasant that happens to somebody else
The victors exulted over their enemies' annihilation.

[Late 16th century. Via French exulter< Latin exsultare "keep leaping up" < exsalire "leap out" < salire "leap"]

ex·ul·ta·tion [ èksəl táysh'n, ègzəl táysh'n ] noun
ex·ult·ing·ly adverb
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