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e·lat·ed

   [ih-ley-tid]
adjective
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits: an elated winner of a contest.
Origin:
1605–15; elate + -ed2

Related forms
e·lat·ed·ly, adverb
e·lat·ed·ness, noun
su·per·e·lat·ed, adjective
un·e·lat·ed, adjective

Synonyms
overjoyed, ecstatic.

Antonyms
dejected.

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  • Be not elated at any excellence that is not your own.
  • Exhausted and elated, I'm ready to head home tomorrow .
  • The arts are central to the lives of many Oklahomans—an endeavor that they're elated to share with visitors.
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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.
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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elated (ɪˈleɪtɪd)
 
—adj
full of high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism; very happy
 
e'latedly
 
—adv
 
e'latedness
 
—n

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elate
late 14c., probably from L. elatus (see elation).
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elated
1610s, pp. adj. from elate.
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