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e·lat·ed
/
ɪˈleɪ
tɪd
/
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[
ih-
ley
-tid
]
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adjective
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
an elated winner of a contest.
Origin:
1605–15;
elate
+
-ed
2
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
/
ɪˈleɪt
/
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[
ih-
leyt
]
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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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World English Dictionary
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]
elated
(ɪˈleɪtɪd)
—
adj
full of high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism; very happy
e'latedly
—
adv
e'latedness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
elate
late 14c., probably from L. elatus (see
elation
).
elated
1610s, pp. adj. from
elate
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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
.
We strutted around the room,
elated
and basking in adulation.
Be not
elated
at any excellence that is not your own.
He seemed
elated
by the enthusiastic ovation he received.
After a month she made overtures to him and he was foolishly
elated
.
But in the community, people were
elated
because it gave peace a chance to set in.
He was
elated
that at last he'd be getting some formal training.
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