JUBILATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

To express great joy

Example:

Who cannot exult in Spring?

Synonyms:

exuberate; exult; jubilate; rejoice; triumph

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "jubilate" is one way to...):

cheer; cheer up; chirk up (become cheerful)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jubilate"):

glory (rejoice proudly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue jubilate

Sam and Sue jubilate over the results of the experiment

Derivation:

jubilance; jubilancy (a feeling of extreme joy)

jubilant (joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success)

jubilant (full of high-spirited delight)

jubilation (the utterance of sounds expressing great joy)

jubilation (a feeling of extreme joy)

Meaning:

Celebrate a jubilee

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "jubilate" is one way to...):

celebrate; fete (have a celebration)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

jubilation (a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event)

jubilee (a special anniversary (or the celebration of it))