HyperDic: elate

English > 1 sense of the word elate:
VERBemotionelate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicatefill with high spirits
elate > pronunciation
Soundsihley't
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > elate: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
MeaningFill with high spirits; fill with optimism.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelThe good news will elate her; The performance is likely to elate Sue
Synonymslift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
Cause torejoice, joyFeel happiness or joy
Narrowerbeatifymake blessedly happy
exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatifyFill with sublime emotion
puffmake proud or conceited
Broaderstimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stirStir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Oppositedepress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoraliselower someone's spirits
Spanishalborozar, embriagar, intoxicar, regocijar
Catalanembriagar, engatar, engrescar, intoxicar
Nounselationa feeling of joy and pride
elationan exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict