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  • 11exult — (v.) 1560s, to leap up; 1590s, “to rejoice, triumph,” from M.Fr. exulter, from L. exultare/exsultare leap about, leap for joy, frequentative of exsilire “to leap up,” from ex “out” (see EX (Cf. ex )) + salire “to leap” (see… …

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  • 12exult — [eg zult′, igzult′] vi. [Fr exulter < L exultare, exsultare, to leap up, leap for joy < ex , intens. + saltare, freq. of salire: see SALIENT] 1. to rejoice greatly; be jubilant; glory 2. Obs. to leap up; leap with joy exultingly adv …

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  • 13exult — ex•ult [[t]ɪgˈzʌlt[/t]] v. i. 1) to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy: exulted over their victory[/ex] 2) Obs. to leap for joy • Etymology: 1560–70; < L ex(s) ultāre to leap up, exult ex•ult′ing•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14Exult — Ex*ult , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exulting}.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter. See… …

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  • 15Exulted — Exult Ex*ult , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exulting}.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter.… …

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  • 16Exulting — Exult Ex*ult , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exulting}.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17ex|ult — «ehg ZUHLT», intransitive verb. 1. to be very glad; rejoice greatly: »The winners exulted in their victory. 2. Obsolete. to spring or leap up; leap for joy: »The sea…Exults and owns the monarch of the main (Alexander Pope). ╂[< Latin exsultare …

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  • 18exult — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultare, literally, to leap up, from ex + saltare to leap more at saltation Date: 1548 1. obsolete to leap for joy 2. to be extremely joyful ; rejoice < the team exulted in their&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19Dance —    Found in Judg. 21:21, 23; Ps. 30:11; 149:3; 150:4; Jer. 31:4, 13, etc., as the translation of hul, which points to the whirling motion of Oriental sacred dances. It is the rendering of a word (rakad ) which means to skip or leap for joy, in&#8230; …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 20George Fox — Infobox Person caption = Supposed portrait [This picture, reputedly by Peter Lely, is in the collection of Swarthmore College. Its authenticity is questioned (see for example, Fenn, W. W. (April 1926). The American Historical Review , Vol.31 No.3 …

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