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Triumph \Tri"umph\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Triumphed; p. pr. & vb. n. Triumphing.] [L. triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See Triumph, n.] 1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation. [1913 Webster] How long shall the wicked triumph? --Ps. xciv. 3. [1913 Webster] Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you That triumph thus upon my misery! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail. [1913 Webster] Triumphing over death, and chance, and thee, O Time. --Milton. [1913 Webster] On this occasion, however, genius triumphed. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. To be prosperous; to flourish. [1913 Webster] Where commerce triumphed on the favoring gales. --Trumbull. [1913 Webster] 4. To play a trump card. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]