e·late ( -l t )tr.v. e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, e·lates To make proud or joyful: Her success elated the family. adj. Elated. [From Latin  ltus, past participle of efferre, to bring out, exalt : -, ex-, ex- + ltus, brought; see tel - in Indo-European roots.]e·la tion n. |
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| Verb | 1. |  elate - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" beatify - make blessedly happy puff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego" beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" cast down, deject, depress, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" |
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