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elate

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e·late

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

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English elat proud, exalted < Latin ēlātus carried away, lifted up (past participle of efferre), equivalent to ē- e- + lā- carry, lift (see translate) + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms
o·ver·e·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
un·e·lat·ing, adjective
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elate (ɪˈleɪt)
 
—vb
(tr) to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism
 
[C16: from Latin ēlāt- stem of past participle of efferre to bear away, from ferre to carry]

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elate
late 14c., probably from L. elatus (see elation).
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