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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
e·late    Audio Help   [i-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1.to make very happy or proud: news to elate the hearer.
–adjective
2.elated.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME elat proud, exalted < L élātus carried away, lifted up (ptp. of efferre), equiv. to é- e- + lā- carry, lift (see translate) + -tus ptp. suffix]
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  elate
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To raise the spirits of.
Synonyms:  animate, buoy, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  elate
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  buoy, cheer, delight, elevate, exalt, excite, exhilarate, gladden, heighten, inflate, inspire, lift, please, raise, liven
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  elated
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Feeling great delight and joy.
Synonyms:  elevated, overjoyed
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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