ex ‧ ult /ɪɡˈzʌlt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: exulter , from Latin exsultare , from saltare 'to jump' ]
formal to show that you are very happy and proud, especially because you have succeeded in doing something
exult at/in/over
She exulted in her new discovery.
‘We made the front page!’ Jos exulted.
—exultation /ˌeɡzʌlˈteɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable] :
a sense of exultation