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e·late
(ĭ-lāt′)tr.v. e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, e·lates
To fill with great joy or happiness; delight: We were elated by the good news.
adj.
Elated.
[From Latin ēlātus, past participle of efferre, to bring out, exalt : ē-, ex-, ex- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
e·la′tion n.
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elate
(ɪˈleɪt)vb
(tr) to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism
[C16: from Latin ēlāt- stem of past participle of efferre to bear away, from ferre to carry]
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e•late
(ɪˈleɪt)v. e•lat•ed, e•lat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to make extremely happy; overjoy.
adj. 2. elated.
[1350–1400; Middle English elat proud, exalted < Latin ēlātus, orig. past participle of efferre to carry away, exalt; see efferent]
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elate
Past participle: elated
Gerund: elating
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| Verb | 1. |  elate - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" beatify - make blessedly happy puff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego" beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" cast down, deject, depress, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" |
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elate
vt → begeistern, in Hochstimmung versetzen
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