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Jubilize

v.energetic, joyfulliterary

What it means

To rejoice openly or cause an occasion to become jubilant.

Reach for it when using a rare verb for creating or expressing exuberant celebration

The safe return jubilized the families waiting at the station.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    celebrate

    the focus is on marking the event

    not when Celebration can be routine and need not transform the participants' mood.

  • warm

    delight

    someone receives keen pleasure

    not when Delight is lighter and less public than jubilize.

  • warm

    rejoice

    people openly experience deep happiness

    not when Rejoice is commoner and may be intransitive only in the intended sentence.

  • professional

    exhilarate

    energy and excitement surge after the event

    not when Exhilarate stresses stimulation rather than joyful significance.

  • formal

    elation

    the result produces a soaring emotional state

    not when Elation is a noun and requires the sentence to be recast.

  • literary

    gladden

    news creates sincere happiness in someone

    not when Gladden can describe quiet relief rather than exuberant celebration.

Said against

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  • sadden
  • dishearten
  • depress

It naturally appears in

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  • jubilize the crowd

    The final goal jubilized the rain-soaked crowd.

  • jubilize supporters

    The court's decision jubilized supporters of the library.

  • news that jubilized

    News that jubilized the town arrived just before noon.

Where this comes from

Jubilize is rare and may look like an error for jubilate or make jubilant.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.