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elate
[ih-leyt]
verb (used with object)
to make very happy or proud.
news to elate the hearer.
adjective
elate
/ ɪˈleɪt /
verb
(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
Word History and Origins
Origin of elate1
Example Sentences
Georgia lawmakers, elated by the news, declared that day Hyundai Day in the state.
The crowd erupted — elated to witness one of the greatest actors of our time step out of retirement to embody a role in his son’s directorial debut.
As an ardent lover of liège waffles, I was elated — no, ecstatic — when TJ’s first dropped its Brioche Style Liège Waffles.
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.
Starters Jared Verse and Byron Young, watching from the sideline, were no doubt elated.
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