exhilarate
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exhilarate
- /ɪɡˈzɪləɹeɪt/ UK
- /ɛɡ-/ UK
- /ɪɡˈzɪləˌɹeɪt/ US
- /ɛɡ-/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin exhilarō (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), from ex- (“out, away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + hilarō (“to cheer, to gladden”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, kind, propitious”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“comfort, mercy”). By surface analysis, ex- + Latin hilar(ō) + -ate.
verb exhilarates · exhilarating · exhilarated
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To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
Good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates the drinker.
Similar: blissen, enliven, light up, stimulate, animate, arouse, awaken, beghast, leaven, bright, brighten, cheer
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To excite, to thrill.
[A]lcohol, as all the world knows, or should know, does not nourish, but only stimulates,—exhilarates if you will, but exhilarates as fire exhilarates! Would carbon or any other combustible exhilarate only to burn up, consume, and destroy?
Similar: electrify, work up, animate, awaken, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip
Translations
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verb to cheer
| Español | alegrar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | beglücken, beschwingen |
| Ελληνικά | χαροποιώ charopoió |
verb to excite, to thrill
| Español | exhilarar, estimular, excitar, tonificar, vivificar, entusiasmar |
|---|---|
| Français | ragaillardir |
| Deutsch | erregen, berauschen |
| Ελληνικά | χαροποιώ charopoió |
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