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.

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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.

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Origin of Elate

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
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