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JUBILATE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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))
