exhilarate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin exhilarō (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), from ex- (“out, away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + hilarō (“to cheer, to gladden”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, kind, propitious”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“comfort, mercy”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɪləɹeɪt/, /ɛɡ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɪləˌɹeɪt/, /ɛɡ-/ Hyphenation: ex‧hil‧a‧rate === Verb === exhilarate (third-person singular simple present exhilarates, present participle exhilarating, simple past and past participle exhilarated) (transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate. Synonyms: blissen, enliven, light up, stimulate; see also Thesaurus:enliven, Thesaurus:gladden (transitive) To excite, to thrill. Synonyms: electrify, work up; see also Thesaurus:thrill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hilarious hilariously hilariousness hilarity Hilary ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “exhilarate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “exhilarate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === exhilarāte second-person plural present active imperative of exhilarō