exhilarating

Variant of exhilarate

exhilarate definition

ex·hila·rate (eg zil′ə rāt′, ig-)

transitive verb exhilarated -·rat′ed, exhilarating -·rat′·ing

  1. to make cheerful, merry, or lively
  2. to invigorate or stimulate

Etymology: < L exhilaratus, pp. of exhilarare, to gladden < ex-, intens. + hilarare, to gladden < hilaris, glad: see hilarious

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.