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triumph verb. L15.
[Old French triumpher (mod. triompher) from Latin triumphare, from triumphus: see TRIUMPH noun.]
verb intrans. Be in a state of pomp or magnificence. L15-M16.
verb intrans. Be victorious or successful; gain a victory; prevail. Freq. foll. by over. E16.
N. Annan Stephen felt that he had triumphed over his nature. J. Barnes It was not virtue that triumphed, but strength.
b. verb trans. Prevail over; conquer. poet. E-M17.
verb intrans. Roman History. Celebrate a triumph. M16.
verb intrans. Rejoice at victory or success; exult over another. M16.
Shakespeare Rape of Lucrece In great commanders grace and majesty you might behold, triumphing in their faces. S. T. Warner Instead of triumphing over Mrs Ward's failure to catch a housekeeper, she mentioned..Isa, who would..take over.
triumpher noun (a) Hist. the celebrator of a Roman triumph; (b) gen. a victor, a conqueror: M16.