Exhilarate
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transitive verb.
To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate.
transitive verb.
To invigorate; stimulate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To make cheerful, lively, or merry; render glad or joyous; cheer; enliven; gladden.
Synonyms
To animate, inspirit, elate.
To become cheerful or joyous.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To become joyous.
transitive verb.
To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To make
happy
,
cheer up
.
verb.
To
refreshingly
thrill
.
verb.
To bring new
life
to.
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verb.
fill with sublime emotion
Word Usage
"The west's threats must exhilarate the young bloods of the Revolutionary Guard and depress the opposition."
Etymologically Related
Hilary
exhilaration
hilarious
Form
exhilarated
exilarating
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
elate
intoxicate
lift up
pickup
uplift
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
alluring
disconcert
disturb
enjoyable
excite
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
amuse
animate
animate
arouse
beguile
verb-form
exhilarated
exhilarates
exhilarating