elate

[ih-leyt]

verb (used with object)

elated, elating 

1. to make very happy or proud.

   news to elate the hearer.

adjective

1. elated.

elate

/ ɪˈleɪt /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• overelate verb (used with object)
• unelating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of elate¹

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. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of elate¹

C16: from Latin ēlāt- stem of past participle of efferre to bear away, from ferre to carry

Example Sentences

As an ardent lover of liège waffles, I was elated — no, ecstatic — when TJ’s first dropped its Brioche Style Liège Waffles.

From Salon

Martin Jennings, who has previously depicted King Charles III and the Queen Mother, said he was "elated" to be chosen to portray the late queen.

From BBC

Starters Jared Verse and Byron Young, watching from the sideline, were no doubt elated.

From Los Angeles Times

He said he was "cautiously elated" by the news.

From BBC

The then-11-year-old was elated and could not wait to go to school to tell her friends.

From BBC

Related Words

• exhilarate