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elate

[ ih-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

elated, elating.
  1. to make very happy or proud:

    news to elate the hearer.



adjective

elate

/ ɪˈ±ô±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Çv±ð°ù·±ð·±ô²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) overelated overelating
  • ³Ü²Ôe·±ô²¹³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elate1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English elat “proud, exalted,†from Latin ŧ±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ “borne away, lifted up,†past participle of efferre “to bear away, lift up,†from ŧ- e- 1 + ferre “to bear, bring, carryâ€; for the element -±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, earlier ³Ù±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ (unrecorded), thole 2( def ), tolerate ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of elate1

C16: from Latin ŧ±ôÄå³Ù- stem of past participle of efferre to bear away, from ferre to carry
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In a statement, Ms Hogg's family said they were "elated" and said Mahmood had "truly put victims' at the heart of the system".

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She makes food for the crew and looks legitimately elated to watch one of them sink his teeth into a gooey breakfast sandwich.

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Park and his fiancée saw the ruling in the news and were elated.

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An elated Ferguson couldn't hide his emotions when the final whistle peeped after what turned out to be a fairly comfortable win.

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YouTube is elated to broadcast some numbers underscoring its dominance, including its recent report that viewers worldwide stream more than a billion hours of content on their TVs every day.

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