elate
verb (used with object)
to make very happy or proud.
had elated
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past perfectof elate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His fame in arms, and, above all, the success of the Persian war, had elated his haughty mind, which was naturally impatient of a superior, or even of an equal.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Henry Hart Milman
While this was passing in the assembly and at Paris, the emigrants, whom the flight of Louis XVI. had elated with hope, were thrown into consternation at his arrest.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) Mignet
Certain startling yet not unexpected discoveries made early in the day had elated me too soon.
From Lord John in New York by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
While this was passing in the Assembly and in Paris, the emigrants, whom the flight of Louis XVI. had elated with hope, were thrown into consternation at his arrest.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
That answer threw me as far down as her manner had elated me.
From Lords of the North by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
