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verb (used with object), -rat·ed, -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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Example Sentences
- One sends the poor key-banger straight home, exhilarated and determined to.
- It looks terrified and exhilarated as, for the first time, it feels the medium in which it will spend almost all of its life.
- No wonder young artists of the period were either exhilarated or confused, or a little bit of both.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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