Exhilarate Definition
ĭg-zĭlə-rāt
exhilarated, exhilarates, exhilarating
verb
exhilarated, exhilarates, exhilarating
To make cheerful, merry, or lively.
Webster's New World
To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate.
We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
American Heritage
To invigorate or stimulate.
Webster's New World
To thrill refreshingly.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Exhilarate
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Latin exhilarāre exhilarāt- ex- intensive pref. ex– hilarāre to make cheerful (from hilaris, hilarus cheerful) (from Greek hilaros)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin exhilarare (“to gladden, make merry, delight”), from ex (“from”) + hilarare (“to cheer up, gladden”), from hilaris (“glad”).
From Wiktionary
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