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exuberate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪɡˈz(j)uːbəˌɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin exuberatus, past participle of exuberare. See exuberant (“adjective”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To abound; to be in great abundance.
   • that vast confluence and immensity, that exuberates in God 1648 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:
2. (archaic) 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:
3. 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):

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