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

Origin of elate

1350–1400; Middle English elat proud, exalted < Latin ēlātus carried away, lifted up (past participle of efferre), equivalent to ē- e-¹ + lā- carry, lift (see translate) + -tus past participle suffix

Related formso·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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Related Words for elating

exhilarate, gladden, encourage, cheer

Examples from the Web for elating

Historical Examples of elating

However that might be, a sudden, elating thought caused him an intense joy.
Roads of Destiny
O. Henry
In sacred canticles, some airs are for elating the heart into raptures, others to restore the mind to its former tranquillity.
The Training of a Public Speaker
Grenville Kleiser
Scared Brinnaria was, but even through her worst qualms of panic she was uplifted by an elating sense of her own importance.
The Unwilling Vestal
Edward Lucas White
The contrast now, instead of elating her, simply accentuated her reminiscence of guilt.
Too Old for Dolls
Anthony Mario Ludovici

British Dictionary definitions for elating

elate

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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Word Origin and History for elating

elate

1570s, literal, "to raise, elevate," probably from Latin elatus "uplifted, exalted," past participle of effere (see elation), or else a back-formation from elation. Figurative use from 1610s. Related: Elated; elating.