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jubilate

Syllables: ju·bi·late/ˈd͡ʒuːbɪleɪt/

jubilate verb: to show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

Verb

jubilate (third-person singular simple present jubilates, present participle jubilating, simple past and past participle jubilated)

  1. To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

Noun

jubilate (countable and uncountable, plural jubilates)

  1. (uncountable) the hundredth psalm (ninety-ninth in the Vulgate); the music to which it is set.
  2. (broadly, countable) A call to rejoice, outburst of joyous triumph.
    • They […] would ſpeedily be with us in a joint jubilate on the banks of the Avon.1769, [Henry] Brooke, “XVII [The Three Estates in Parliament.]”, in The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland, volume III

Proper noun capitalized: Jubilate

Jubilate

  1. The third Sunday after Easter.

jubilate meaning in Arabic

jubilate in Arabic

To show elation or triumph
هَزَجَ hazaja

Forms of jubilate

Verb
third-person singular presentjubilates
present participlejubilating
past participlejubilated
pastjubilated
Noun
pluraljubilates

Origin of jubilate

Either a back-formation from jubilation, or borrowed from Latin iūbilātus, perfect passive participle of iubilō (“to shout for joy”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin jūbilāte (“rejoice!, shout ye!”), second-person plural present active imperative of jūbilō, the first word of the psalm in Latin.

So called because the church service began on that day with the 66th Psalm, "Jubilate Deo".

Phrases with jubilate

Questions about jubilate

What does jubilate mean?
Jubilate means to show elation or triumph; to rejoice.
What is jubilate in Arabic?
Jubilate in Arabic is هَزَجَ (hazaja). See Jubilate meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is jubilate?
Jubilate can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce jubilate?
Jubilate is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪleɪt/.
What is the past tense of jubilate?
The past tense of jubilate is jubilated.

Words near jubilate in the dictionary

  1. jubilant
  2. jubilantly
  3. jubilar
  4. jubilarian
  5. jubilarians
  6. jubilate
  7. Jubilate Sunday
  8. Jubilate Sundays
  9. jubilated
  10. jubilates
  11. jubilating

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