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

Norton was elated to get an electric SUV that could drive up to 300 miles on a charge—including one with features he’s never had, like cooled seats—for the price of an entry-level sedan.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was too elated by what had happened earlier that day to notice how absolutely exhausted I was.

From Literature

My parents, both now gone, were elated when the hostages came home alive.

From The Wall Street Journal

I closed my eyes and let out a long exhale, half relieved, half elated.

From Literature

Some said they were pleasantly surprised that their U.S.-born adult children, who had never set foot in Iran, seemed as elated by the news as they were.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• exhilarate