elate
[ ih-leyt ]
/ ɪˈleɪt /
verb (used with object), e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing.
to make very happy or proud: news to elate the hearer.
adjective
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Origin of elate
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, adjectiveWords nearby elate
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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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