Elate

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪt

Origin

From Latin ēlātus ("exalted, lofty"), perfect passive participle of efferō ("bring forth or out; raise; exalt"), from ē ("out of"), short form of ex, + ferō ("carry, bear").

Full definition of elate

Verb

1. (transitive) To make joyful or proud.
2. (transitive) To lift up; raise; elevate.

Adjective

adjective

1. elated; exultant
• Alexander PopeO, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate,
  Too soon dejected, and dejected, and too soon elate.
• Mrs. H. H. JacksonOur nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its own esteem, wonderfully elate at its progress.
2. (obsolete) Lifted up; raised; elevated.
• Fentonwith upper lip elate
• Sir W. JonesAnd sovereign law, that State's collected will,
  O'er thrones and globes, elate,
  Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.

Anagrams

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