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exhilarate(dictionary)

exhilarate (iou)



exhilarate verb trans. M16.
[Latin exhilarat- pa. ppl stem of exhilarare, formed as EX-1 1 + hilaris cheerful: see -ATE3.]
Make cheerful or merry; enliven, gladden; thrill, invigorate.
Dickens It seemed greatly to delight and exhilarate him to say so. A. Wilson The exhilarating weather of April with its lively south-east breezes. A. McCowen I was also exhilarated by the sense of power that I felt on the stage.
exhilaratingly adverb in an exhilarating manner M19.
exhilarative adjective tending to exhilarate E19.
exhilarator noun (rare) a person who or thing which exhilarates E19.