EXHILARATE DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
exhilarate v 1: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify] exhilarate 1540, from L. exhilaratus, pp. of exhilarare "gladden, cheer," from ex- "thoroughly" + hilarare "make cheerful," from hilarus "cheerful." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) exhilarate transitive verb (-rated; -rating) Etymology: Latin exhilaratus, past participle of exhilarare, from ex- + hilarare to gladden, from hilarus cheerful — more at hilarious Date: 1540 1. to make cheerful and excited ; enliven, elate <was exhilarated by her success> 2. refresh, stimulate • exhilaratingly adverb • exhilarative adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary exhilarate ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt v.tr. (often as exhilarating adj. or exhilarated adj.) affect with great liveliness or joy; raise the spirits of. øøexhilarant adj. & n. exhilaratingly adv. exhilaration n. exhilarative adj. [L exhilarare (as EX-(1), hilaris cheerful)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhilarated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exilarating.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See Hilarious.] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. i. To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms exhilarate v. a. Cheer, enliven, inspirit, inspire, animate, stimulate, elate, gladden, make merry, make glad or joyous. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 96 Moby Thesaurus words for "exhilarate": amuse, animate, arouse, beguile, boost, brace, brace up, brighten, brisk, brisken, buck up, buoy, buoy up, cheer, chirk up, convulse, delight, divert, dynamize, electrify, embue, encourage, energize, enliven, entertain, excite, fillip, fire, fortify, fracture one, fresh up, freshen, freshen up, galvanize, give a lift, gladden, hearten, imbue, infect, inflame, inform, infuse, infuse life into, inject, inoculate, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, kill, kindle, knock dead, lift, liven, loosen up, pep up, perk up, pick up, pique, provoke, quicken, raise a laugh, raise a smile, reanimate, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regale, reinvigorate, rejoice, rejoice the heart, relax, renew, resuscitate, revive, revivify, rouse, send, set up, sharpen, slay, snap up, solace, spirit, spirit up, stimulate, thrill, tickle, titillate, uplift, vitalize, vivify, warm, whet, wow, zip up |
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