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To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted.

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  1. v. i. To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted.
  2. v. t. To enjoy.
  3. v. t. To give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden.
  4. n. The act of rejoicing.
  5. v. feel happiness or joy
  6. v. to express great joy
  7. v. be ecstatic with joy
  8. To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond a common joy." Shak. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. Ps. xxxi. 7. Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph. 1. To enjoy. [Obs.] Bp. Peacock. 2. To give joi to; to make joyful; to gladden. I me rejoysed of my liberty. Chaucer. While she, great saint, rejoices heaven. Prior. Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made. Arbuthnot. Syn. -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight. The act of rejoicing. Sir T. Browne.
  9. To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to havepleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond acommon joy." Shak.I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. Ps. xxxi. 7.
  10. v:100 v. feel happiness or joy