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- Dictionaryelate/ɪˈleɪt/
verb
- 1. make (someone) ecstatically happy: "while the wealth of wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well"
adjective
- 1. in high spirits; exultant or proud: archaic "their elate and animated faces"
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ELATE definition: 1. to make someone feel extremely happy and excited, especially because something good has happened…. Learn more.
The meaning of ELATE is to fill with joy or pride. How to use elate in a sentence.
Elate definition: to make very happy or proud. See examples of ELATE used in a sentence.
If you are elated, you are thrilled. You are walking on air. Elate sounds a bit like inflate. Although the words are not related, if you elate someone the feeling is probably a bit like inflating them — filling them with happiness, making them feel as though they're floating above the ground.
1. to make very happy or proud. news to elate the hearer.
ELATE meaning: 1. to make someone feel extremely happy and excited, especially because something good has happened…. Learn more.
Define elate. elate synonyms, elate pronunciation, elate translation, English dictionary definition of elate. tr.v. e·lat·ed , e·lat·ing , e·lates To fill with great joy or happiness; delight: We were elated by the good news. adj. Elated. e·la′tion n.
verb. elated, elates, elating. To fill with great joy or happiness; delight. We were elated by the good news. American Heritage. To raise the spirits of; make very proud, happy, or joyful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To lift up; raise; elevate. Wiktionary. Synonyms: intoxicate. pick up. lift-up. uplift. raise. please. liven. inflate.
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Origin of elate 1 First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English elat “proud, exalted,” from Latin ēlātus “borne away, lifted up,” past participle of efferre “to bear away, lift up,” from ē- e- 1 + ferre “to bear, bring, carry”; for the element -lātus, earlier tlātus (unrecorded), thole 2 ( def ) , tolerate ( def )
