elate

American  

[ih-leyt] / ɪˈleɪt /

verb (used with object)

elated, elating

1. to make very happy or proud.

   news to elate the hearer.

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adjective

1. elated.

elate British  

/ ɪˈleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism

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Other Word Forms

• overelate verb (used with object)
• unelating adjective

Etymology

Origin of elate

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English elat “proud, exalted,” from Latin ēlātus “borne away, lifted up,” past participle of efferre “to bear away, lift up,” from ē- e- ¹ + ferre “to bear, bring, carry”; for the element -lātus, earlier tlātus (unrecorded), thole ² ( def. ), tolerate ( def. )

Example Sentences

If you are overly elated by big advances, you should probably take some profits, too.

From Barron's

"But he could do one simple thing, like buy her a chocolate bar and she would be elated. There was nothing I could have said."

From BBC

I’m elated, illuminated, vindicated, and so much more.

From Literature

She had just moved to the area and was elated at her plate of pancakes.

From Los Angeles Times

But the majority — those who craved as much “Harry Potter” as possible before the series’ inevitable end; those who would blindly spend their money on anything “Potter” — were elated.

From Salon

Related Words

• exhilarate