About The Word Exhilarate

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Exhilarate

Exhilarate Meaning & Definition
Exhilarate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exhilarate?

[v] fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Exhilarate: beatify | exalt | inebriate | thrill

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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

See Also | elate | intoxicate | lift up | pick up | uplift

Exhilarate In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. i. To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon.

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