jubilate

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The Word of the Day for February 3 is: 

jubilate   \JOO-buh-layt\   verb
     : rejoice

Example sentence:
     When Heather's basketball team finally won a game after nine straight 
losses, they jubilated as if they'd won the state championship.

Did you know?
     When things are going your way, you may want to shout for joy. "Jubilate" 
testifies to the fact that people have had the urge to give (loud) voice to 
their happiness for centuries. Although "jubilate" first appeared in print 
around the middle of the 17th century, its connection to vocal joy goes back 
much farther; it is derived from the Latin verb "jubilare," which means "to 
shout for joy." "Jubilare" has also played a role in the development of a few 
other closely related joyful English words, including "jubilant" (the earliest 
meaning was "making a joyful noise," though it is now most often used to mean 
simply "exultant") and "jubilation" ("an act of rejoicing").