elate

[ ih-leyt ]

/ ɪˈleɪt /

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Definition of elate

verb (used with object), e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing.

to make very happy or proud: news to elate the hearer.

adjective

elated.

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Origin of elate

1350–1400; Middle English elat proud, exalted <Latin ēlātus carried away, lifted up (past participle of efferre), equivalent to ē-e-¹ + lā- carry, lift (see translate) + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM elate

o·ver·e·late, verb (used with object), o·ver·e·lat·ed, o·ver·e·lat·ing.un·e·lat·ing, adjective

Words nearby elate

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How to use elate in a sentence

Each summer — often several times a summer — my family drove over Tioga Pass, crossed the cattle guard up into Lundy Canyon, stripped on the rock beside the swimming hole, plunged into the snowmelt and emerged, elated and cleansed.
California’s Forever Fire|by Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica, photography by Meridith Kohut for The New York Times Magazine|January 3, 2022|ProPublica
So, investors are bracing for the news, advertisers are being impacted to a greater extent than they might’ve anticipated and users probably won’t be elated by the content of the NYT article.
Google rolls out new products for travel and leisure businesses; Thursday’s daily brief|George Nguyen|September 23, 2021|Search Engine Land
His victory elated the crowd of 135,000, the largest to watch a sports event since the coronavirus pandemic began, and the affection was mutual as he climbed a fence in joy, then ran down the track waving and saluting fans.
Helio Castroneves wins 105th Indianapolis 500|Cindy Boren|May 30, 2021|Washington Post
It was strange, but as he stared at the taped tubes, the image of scarcity elated him.
The Broken Front Line|by Ava Kofman, photography by Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks|April 7, 2021|ProPublica

But as he held on through the dark and solemn forest path he grew less elate.
Forging the Blades|Bertram Mitford
Success made Samuel Clemens merely elate, more kindly, more humanly generous.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
First edition:— And my face bear his brand—mine, that once bore Love's badge elate!
The Heptalogia|Algernon Charles Swinburne
Winnie was the only one whom this mystery did not seem to elate.
Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet|Elizabeth W. Champney
He had returned from his day's outing and his countenance shone elate.
The Higher Court|Mary Stewart Daggett

British Dictionary definitions for elate

elate

/ (ɪˈleɪt) /

verb

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

Word Origin for elate

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

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