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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English elat proud, exalted < Latin ēlātus carried away, lifted up (past participle of efferre), equivalent to ē- e-1 + lā- carry, lift (see translate) + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms
o·ver·e·late, verb (used with object), o·ver·e·lat·ed, o·ver·e·lat·ing.
un·e·lat·ing, adjective
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elate (ɪˈleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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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Example sentences
The coming of the stealthy foe, with hearts and hopes elate.
He did not seem to miss, the music, and certainly nobody elate minded.
The south drift at elate of report had none on thirteen feet, and the nona drift twelve feet.
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