Elate Definition
ĭ-lāt
elated, elates, elating
verb
elated, elates, elating
To fill with great joy or happiness; delight.
We were elated by the good news.
American Heritage
To raise the spirits of; make very proud, happy, or joyful.
Webster's New World
To lift up; raise; elevate.
Wiktionary
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adjective
Filled with elation.
Webster's New World
Elated.
American Heritage
Sir W. Jones.
And sovereign law, that State's collected will, / O'er thrones and globes, elate, / Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Elate
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From Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).
From Wiktionary
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From Latin ēlātus past participle of efferre to bring out, exalt ē-, ex- ex- lātus brought telə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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