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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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]

elated (ɪˈleɪtɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
full of high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism; very happy
 
e'latedly
 
—adv
 
e'latedness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

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

elated
1610s, pp. adj. from elate.
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Example sentences
When the lid comes off after a long period of repression, people may be
  grateful and elated.
Exhausted and elated, I'm ready to head home tomorrow .
The elated crowd soon grew angry.
As each surfaced, spectators grew more and more elated.
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