exhilarate

  • 21exhilarate — v 1. cheer, gladden, uplift, make merry, make happy or joyous; delight, elate, exalt, brighten; warm, move, inspire, enthuse; hearten, en hearten, encourage, nerve, embolden; fortify, build up, nourish, restore; reassure, confirm, comfort,… …

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  • 22exhilarate — ex·hil·a·rate …

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  • 23exhilarate — ex•hil•a•rate [[t]ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪt[/t]] v. t. rat•ed, rat•ing 1) to enliven; invigorate; stimulate 2) to make cheerful or merry • Etymology: 1530–40; < L exhilarātus, ptp. of exhilarāre to gladden (see hilarity ex•hil′a•rat ing•ly, adv.… …

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  • 24exhilarate — /əgˈzɪləreɪt / (say uhg ziluhrayt), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (t) (exhilarated, exhilarating) 1. to make cheerful or merry. 2. to enliven; stimulate; invigorate. {Latin exhilarātus, past participle} –exhilarating, adjective –exhilaratingly, adverb… …

  • 25exhilarate — v.tr. (often as exhilarating adj. or exhilarated adj.) affect with great liveliness or joy; raise the spirits of. Derivatives: exhilarant adj. & n. exhilaratingly adv. exhilaration n. exhilarative adj. Etymology: L exhilarare (as EX (1), hilaris… …

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  • 26Exhilarated — 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… …

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  • 27Exilarating — 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… …

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  • 28exhilaratingly — exhilarate ► VERB ▪ cause to feel very happy or animated. DERIVATIVES exhilaratingly adverb exhilaration noun. ORIGIN Latin exhilarare make cheerful …

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  • 29exhilaration — exhilarate ► VERB ▪ cause to feel very happy or animated. DERIVATIVES exhilaratingly adverb exhilaration noun. ORIGIN Latin exhilarare make cheerful …

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  • 30animate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. liven, impel; cheer, enliven, enspirit, encourage, inspire. adj. lively; living. See cheerfulness, excitement, activity, cause, life.Ant., kill, stifle; dead. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. alive,… …

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