EXHILARATE

exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify

(verb) fill with sublime emotion; “The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies”; “He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

exhilarate (third-person singular simple present exhilarates, present participle exhilarating, simple past and past participle exhilarated)

(transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy.

(transitive) To excite, to thrill.

Synonyms

• (to cheer): enliven, stimulate

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*hil"a*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhilarated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exilarating.] Etym: [L. exhilaratus, p.p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See Hilarious.]

Definition: To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.

Ex*hil"a*rate, v. i.

Definition: To become joyous. [R.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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