exuberate

verb — 3 senses

exuberate

verb

/ɪɡˈz(j)uːbəˌɹeɪt/

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

1

Obsolete To abound; to be in great abundance.

  • that vast confluence and immensity, that exuberates in God1648 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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