exhilarate
Americanverb
Other Word Forms
- exhilaratingly adverb
- exhilaration noun
- exhilarative adjective
- exhilarator noun
- unexhilarated adjective
- unexhilarating adjective
Etymology
Origin of exhilarate
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin exhilarātus, past participle of exhilarāre “to gladden,” equivalent to ex- “from, out of, beyond” + hilarāre “to cheer” ( hilarity ); ex- 1, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Draper lost an exhilarating 26-shot rally, was broken back when serving for the match and won one less point than Djokovic - but still came out on top.
From BBC
"When we refloat an animal, we're assessing it in the water for the first time. Seeing it swim off strongly is exhilarating - it means it has a good chance."
From BBC
How they could keep playing relentlessly and clinically; rugby from another dimension, creative, clinical and utterly exhilarating.
From BBC
But it is also an exhilarating work of art, in which the more conceptual elements of Le Corbusier’s architecture—light, space and landscape—are interpreted in new and uncanny ways.
The first half is exhilarating; the second half is a huge bill come due.
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