exuberate
/ɪɡˈz(j)uːbəˌɹeɪt/
exuberate verb: to abound; to be in great abundance.
Verb
exuberate (third-person singular simple present exuberates, present participle exuberating, simple past and past participle exuberated)
- To abound; to be in great abundance.
- that vast confluence and immensity, that exuberates in God1648 August 16 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Robert Boyle, Some Motives and Incentives to the Love of God. […] [Seraphick Love], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], published 1659, →OCLC
- To develop into (something), by an exuberance of growth.
- ‘He might perhaps have become one, if he had had time to ripen, (smiling.) He might have exuberated into an Atheist.’1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 1140
- To delight, to make exuberant
- It's fun, thrilling, and exuberating.2007 November 3, dog-sponso...@pupkins.com, “Train Your Genitals to Answer your Phone”, in alt.recovery.aa (Usenet)
Forms of exuberate
| third-person singular present | exuberates |
|---|---|
| present participle | exuberating |
| past participle | exuberated |
| past | exuberated |
Origin of exuberate
From Latin exuberatus, past participle of exuberare. See exuberant (“adjective”).
Questions about exuberate
- What does exuberate mean?
- Exuberate means to abound; to be in great abundance.
- What part of speech is exuberate?
- Exuberate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce exuberate?
- Exuberate is pronounced /ɪɡˈz(j)uːbəˌɹeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of exuberate?
- The past tense of exuberate is exuberated.
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