■ verb
1》 feel or show great joy.
↘ archaic cause joy to.
2》 ( ~ in ) Brit. have (a specified strange or inappropriate name): the guard ~d in the name of Blossom.
Derivatives
~r noun
rejoicing noun & adjective
rejoicingly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. rejoiss- , lengthened stem of rejoir , from re- + joir 'experience joy'.