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Vinony

elate

verb

  1. fill with joy
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Pronunciation: /ɪˈleɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English elat, elate, from Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. Elated; exultant.

    “Oh thoughtless Mortals! ever blind to Fate, Too soon dejected, and dejected, and too soon elate.”

    “Our nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its own esteem, wonderfully elate at its progress.”

  2. Lifted up; raised; elevated.

    “c. 1707, Elijah Fenton, a letter to the Knight of the Sable Shield with upper lip elate”

    “a. 1794, William Jones, an ode in imitation of Alcaeus And sovereign law, that State's collected will, / O'er thrones and globes, elate, / Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English elat, elate, from Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. To make joyful or proud.

    “That happy minute would elate me, / End all my sorrow, grief, and cares; / Then do not frown, altho' you hate me, / But smile and dissipate my fears: […]”

  2. To lift up; raise; elevate.