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e·late

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to make very happy or proud: news to elate the hearer.

–adjective

elated.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME elat proud, exalted < L élātus carried away, lifted up (ptp. of efferre), equiv. to é- e- + lā- carry, lift (see translate) + -tus ptp. suffix

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e·late Audio Help   (ĭ-lāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v.   e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, e·lates
To make proud or joyful: Her success elated the family.

adj.   Elated.

[From Latin ēlātus, past participle of efferre, to bring out, exalt : ē-, ex-, ex- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

e·la'tion n.

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elate
verb
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [ant: cast down]

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Elate

E*late"\, a. [L. elatus elevated, fig., elated, proud (the figure, perh., being borrowed from a prancing horse); e out + latus (used as p. p. of ferre to bear), for tlatus, and akin to E. tolerate. See Tolerate, and cf. Extol.]

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Elate

E*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elating.]

1. To raise; to exalt. [R.]

By the potent sun elated high. --Thomson.

2. To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make proud.

Foolishly elated by spiritual pride. --Warburton.

You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of your enemies. --Jowett (Thucyd. ).

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