5 dictionary results for: elate
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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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| e·late
(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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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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