exhilarate
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əˌreɪt verb (used with object), ex·hil·a·rat·ed, ex·hil·a·rat·ing.
1.
to enliven; invigorate; stimulate: The cold weather exhilarated the walkers.
2.
to make cheerful or merry.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin exhilarātus past participle of exhilarāre to gladden, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hilarāre to cheer (see hilarity); see -ate1
1530–40; < Latin exhilarātus past participle of exhilarāre to gladden, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hilarāre to cheer (see hilarity); see -ate1
Related forms
ex·hil·a·rat·ing·ly, adverb
ex·hil·a·ra·tor, noun
un·ex·hil·a·rat·ed, adjective
un·ex·hil·a·rat·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. animate, inspirit, elate. 2. cheer, gladden.
1. animate, inspirit, elate. 2. cheer, gladden.
Antonyms
1, 2. depress.
1, 2. depress.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to make lively and cheerful; gladden; elate | |
| [C16: from Latin exhilarāre, from hilarāre to cheer; see | |
| exhila'ration | |
| —n | |
| ex'hilarative | |
| —adj | |
| ex'hilaratory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
exhilarate
1530s, from L. exhilaratus, pp. of exhilarare "gladden, cheer," from ex- "thoroughly" + hilarare "make cheerful," from hilarus "cheerful" (see hilarity). Related: Exhilarated; exhilarating.
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Example sentences
The blood and fury of combat exhilarate some people and mentally scar others, for reasons no one understands.
These things exhilarate as they threaten to stop the heart.
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