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exult
 
SYLLABICATION:ex·ult
PRONUNCIATION:  g-zlt
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: ex·ult·ed, ex·ult·ing, ex·ults
1. To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant. 2. Obsolete To leap upward, especially for joy.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin exsultre : ex-, ex- + saltre, to dance, frequentative of salre, to leap; see sel- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:ex·ultance, ex·ultan·cy —NOUN
ex·ulting·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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