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exhilarate
Exhilarate (verb) means to fill someone with happiness and energy.
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1
To fill someone with happiness and energy.
"Returning to their desks at the beginning of April 1966, exhilarated by the size of the Labour majority, Ministers found that there had been no improvement in the economic outlook while they had been away; indeed it had grown worse."
— Michael Stewart, The Light that Failed: April 1966 – June 1970 (1978)
"Good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates the drinker."
2
To make someone feel excited and thrilled.
"Harriet became suddenly conscious that every woman in the room was gazing furtively or with frank interest at Wimsey and herself, and the knowledge exhilarated her."
— Dorothy L Sayers (1932)
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Etymology
Comes from Latin exhilarō (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), made up of ex- (“out, away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) and hilarō (“to cheer, to gladden”), which came from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, kind, propitious”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“comfort, mercy”). By surface analysis, ex- + Latin hilar(ō) + -ate.
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What is the meaning of exhilarate?
"exhilarate" (verb) means to fill someone with happiness and energy.
What is another word for exhilarate?
Other words for "exhilarate" include thrill, beatify, exalt, inebriate.
What is the opposite of exhilarate?
Opposites of "exhilarate" include depress, dispirit.
What are the different meanings of exhilarate?
"exhilarate" has 2 main meanings: 1. To fill someone with happiness and energy; 2. To make someone feel excited and thrilled.
