exhilarate

(ĭg-zĭl'ə-rāt')
tr.v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

1. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
2. To invigorate; stimulate: bold designs that exhilarate the viewer's imagination.

[Latin exhilarāre, exhilarāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + hilarāre, to make cheerful (from hilaris, hilarus, cheerful , from Greek hilaros).]

exhilarative ex·hil'a·ra'tive adj.
exhilarator ex·hil'a·ra'tor n.

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verb

1. To raise the spirits of: animate, buoy (up), elate, elevate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift. Obsolete exalt. See happy/unhappy.
2. To give or impart vitality and energy to (someone or something): energize, invigorate, stimulate, vitalize. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: make very happy
Antonyms: agitate, depress, discourage, sadden, upset, worry

IN BRIEF: To make feel cheerful and lively.

The beautiful weather will exhilarate the weary climbers.

Tutor's tip: It's always best to "accelerate" (or speed up) your efforts to "exhilarate" or elate a good friend.

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For a list of words related to exhilarated, see:

• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opmuntre, animere

Nederlands (Dutch)
opvrolijken, stimuleren

Français (French)
v. tr. - vivifier, rendre euphorique

Deutsch (German)
v. - erfrischen, aufheitern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φαιδρύνω, χαροποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
divertire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - alegrar, estimular

Русский (Russian)
веселить, радовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - animar, alegrar, regocijar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pigga upp, göra upprymd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使高兴, 使愉快

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使高興, 使愉快

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기분을 돋구다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 陽気にする, うきうきさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينعش, يبهج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שימח, רומם רוח‬

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