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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELA'TE, a. [L. elatus.] Raised; elevated in mind; flushed, as with success. Whence, lofty; haughty; as elate with victory. [It is used chiefly in poetry.]
ELA'TE, v.t. To raise or swell, as the minds or spirits; to elevate with success; to puff up; to make proud.
1. To raise; to exalt. [Unusual.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate] [ant: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb (elated; elating) Etymology: Latin elatus (past participle of efferre to carry out, elevate), from e- + latus, past participle of ferre to carry — more at tolerate, bear Date: circa 1619 to fill with joy or pride II. adjective Date: 1647 elated <I smiled to myself and felt elate — Charlotte Brontë>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & adj. --v.tr. 1 (esp. as elated adj.) inspirit, stimulate. 2 make proud. --adj. archaic in high spirits; exultant, proud. Derivatives: elatedly adv. elatedness n. elation n. Etymology: ME f. L efferre elat- raise

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Elate E*late", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elating.] 1. To raise; to exalt. [R.] By the potent sun elated high. --Thomson. 2. To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make proud. Foolishly elated by spiritual pride. --Warburton. You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of your enemies. --Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Elate E*late", a. [L. elatus elevated, fig., elated, proud (the figure, perh., being borrowed from a prancing horse); e out + latus (used as p. p. of ferre to bear), for tlatus, and akin to E. tolerate. See Tolerate, and cf. Extol.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Flushed (with success), elated, excited, exhilarated, puffed up, in high spirits. II. v. a. Cheer, exhilarate, elevate, animate, excite, flush, puff up, make proud.

Moby Thesaurus

brighten, buoy, cheer, cheer up, delight, do proud, elevate, encourage, exalt, excite, exhilarate, flush, gladden, gratify, inspire, lift, make proud, overjoy, set up, stimulate, uplift