elate

verb

i-ˈlāt How to pronounce elate (audio)
Definition of elatenext
as in to excite
to fill with great joy the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town

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Recent Examples of elate Other than suggesting a few corrections, Jefferson’s colleagues were elated by the text. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 17 June 2025 And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2025 Some people are not going to be elated by every provision of the bill. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 May 2025 The play ignited the crowd and elated his coach, who ran over and embraced Aidan Mahaney at the scorer’s table. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for elate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elate
  1. excite
  2. delight
  3. intoxicate
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  • Other nuclei have energy gaps that are too large for lasers to excite.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Interesting in a good way that actually excited me for where Taylor could go next sonically and lyrically?
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of excite
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  • Tse Yang was the finest Chinese restaurant to open in Madrid, and its crispy Peking Duck has been delighting locals for years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The kind of mid-budget delights Cruise specialized are struggling to exist.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of delight
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  • One increased the probation term for anyone convicted of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • About a month after the incident, Soenen said she was assaulted again at an off-campus party while heavily intoxicated.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of intoxicate

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“Elate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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