elate

[ ih-leyt ]

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

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

adjective

elated.

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), see also thole², tolerate

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

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How to use elate in a sentence

Go where glory waits thee; But, while fame elates thee,O, still remember me!
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of Education
Every little fluctuation of the market elates or depresses them to an extent greater than they think.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life | James D. McCabe
If favourable, I do not deny that the praise elates, and if unfavourable, that the abuse irritates.
Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5 (of 6) | (Lord Byron) George Gordon Byron
For the coming of the Emperor elates the courage of the Papists, who have obtained the entire direction of affairs at Metz.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4) | Jules Bonnet

British Dictionary definitions for elate

elate

/ (ɪˈleɪt) /

verb

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

Origin of elate

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

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