rejoice Copy link Outline A. Trans.1. laetĭfĭco, 1 (to gladden)2. exhĭlăro, 13. dēlecto, 14. expr. more freq. by phr.B. Intrans.1. gaudeo, gāvīsus sum, 2 (to be glad2. pergaudeo, 2 (very rare3. laetor, 1 (to show joy outwardly4. exsulto, 1 (to leap for joy, r. exceedingly; constr. usu. with abl.)5. gestio, 4 (to throw oneself about in transports of joy) • rejoice: A. Trans.: 1. laetĭfĭco, 1 (to gladden): the sun r.s the earth, sol laetificat terram, Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102. 2. exhĭlăro, 1: our joys r. the gods themselves, exhilarant ipsos gaudia nostra deos, Mart. 8, 50, 6: Cic. 3. dēlecto, 1: v. delight. 4. expr. more freq. by phr.: afficere aliquem laetitia, Caes. B. G. 5, 48; gaudio, Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 70; laetitiam dare alicui, id. Planc. 42, 103: the victory r.d the Athenians, victoria fuit Atticis laetitiae, Nep. Timoth. 2, 2: to r. any one's heart greatly, animum alicujus gaudio explere, Ter. Andr. 2, 2, 2. the comitia have r.d me exceedingly, comitia me laetitia extulerunt, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 1. B. Intrans.: 1. gaudeo, gāvīsus sum, 2 (to be glad: esp. of staid, internal joy, while laetor denotes its outward expression: constr. with acc. and infin., infin., quod, the abl., or absol.: less freq. with the acc., of neut. pron.: rarely with de, or depend. clause after quum, quia, si: poet. with part.): I r. that you have arrived safely, te salvum venisse gaudeo, Cic. Att. 5, 21, init.: she r.s to be taught the Ionian dances, motus doceri gaudet Ionicos, Hor. Od. 3, 6, 21: I r. infinitely that you inform me in your letter that you are loved more and more by Caesar every day, quod scribis te a Caesare quotidie plus diligi immortaliter gaudeo, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3 § 9: to r. in this department of knowledge, hoc scientiae genere g., id. Off. 3, 33, 121: now I r. at that, jam id gaudeo, Ter. Andr. 2, 2, 25: I know that he will heartily r. with me, hunc scio mea solide gavisurum gaudia, id. ib. 5, 5, 8: to r. secretly, in sinu g., Cic. Tusc. 3, 21, 51; tacitum secum g., Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 32: I congratulate you; as for myself I r., tibi gratulor, mihi gaudeo, Cic. Fam. 6, 15: they r. in writing, gaudent scribentes, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 107. Fig.: the rock r.s in Phoebus, rupes gaudet Phoebo, Virg. E. 6, 29: all garden plants r. in moisture, humore omnia hortensia gaudent, Plin. 19, 8, 39. 2. pergaudeo, 2 (very rare: to r. greatly): I r. greatly that you like him, eum a te amari p., Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3 § 9. 3. laetor, 1 (to show joy outwardly: constr. with abl., accus. of neut. pron., or acc. and infin.): to r. amidst the groans of all, l. in omnium gemitu, Cic. Verr. 5, 46, 121: to r. in good things and grieve at the opposite, l. bonis rebus et dolere contrariis, id. Am. 13, 47: I see that I ought to r. at that, illud mihi laetandum video, id. Manil. 1, 3. 4. exsulto, 1 (to leap for joy, r. exceedingly; constr. usu. with abl.): to r. in the victory of the nobility, e. victoria nobilitatis, id. Rosc. Am. 6, 16: to r. in heart, e. animis, Virg. Aen. 11, 491: often with laetitia or gaudio, Cic. Clu. 5, 14; Cat. 1, 10, 26. Join: e. et gestire, id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16. 5. gestio, 4 (to throw oneself about in transports of joy): to r. with excessive pleasure, voluptate nimia g., Cic. Off. 1, 29, 102: to r. in prosperity, secundis rebus g., Liv. 45, 19: to r. with joy, laetitia g., Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 14: to keep those that r. within bounds, gestientes comprimere, id. N. D. 2, 59, 148. Phr.: to r. in anything, percipere laetitiam ex re quapiam, Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 197: to r. exceedingly, gaudio compleri, id. Fin. 5, 24, 69: to r. with incredible joy, incredibili gaudio efferri, id. Fam. 10, 12, 2: to r. insolently, insolenter se efferre, id. Tusc. 4, 17, 39: I r.d not a little, cepi non mediocrem voluptatem, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, ad init.: the populace r.d and was glad, plebs gaudium atque laetitiam agitabat, Sall. Cat. 48, ad init.: may you long r. in this descent, originis hujus gaudia longa feras, Juv. 8, 47: Hor. Od. 3, 6, 12: v. joy.