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

You'd think the crowd would be elated, but they were really disappointed.

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"We weren't privy to that information so the excitement when he won and announced the charity ... we were absolutely elated," Victoria said.

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Any parent looking for a bit of a roadmap will be elated to find that this monumental job is made the slightest bit easier by “Little Amélie” and “Arco.”

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His parents Julie and Angus had been elated after his birth in Glasgow's Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.

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I was still elated from the Israeli hostages’ release the previous day, and it took me a minute to realize he didn’t share my relief.

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Related Words

• exhilarate