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e·late 
[i-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, adjective
[i-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
–adjective
| 1. | to make very happy or proud: news to elate the hearer. |
| 2. | elated. |
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(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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