The risk exhilarated him.
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Exhilarate — Ex*hil a*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exhilarate — Ex*hil a*rate, v. i. To become joyous. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exhilarate — index spirit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
exhilarate — 1530s, from L. exhilaratus cheerful, merry, pp. of exhilarare gladden, cheer, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + hilarare make cheerful, from hilarus cheerful (see HILARITY (Cf. hilarity)). Related … Etymology dictionary
exhilarate — [v] make very happy animate, boost, buoy, cheer, commove, delight, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, gladden, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, juice*, lift, pep up*, perk up*, pick up, put zip into*, quicken, rejoice, send, snap up*, stimulate, thrill … New thesaurus
exhilarate — ► VERB ▪ cause to feel very happy or animated. DERIVATIVES exhilaratingly adverb exhilaration noun. ORIGIN Latin exhilarare make cheerful … English terms dictionary
exhilarate — [eg zil′ə rāt΄, igzil′ə rāt΄] vt. exhilarated, exhilarating [< L exhilaratus, pp. of exhilarare, to gladden < ex , intens. + hilarare, to gladden < hilaris, glad: see HILARIOUS] 1. to make cheerful, merry, or lively 2. to invigorate or… … English World dictionary
exhilarate — verb a) To make happy, cheer up. Many such tricks are ordinarily put in practice by great men, to exhilarate themselves and others, all which are harmless jests, and have their good uses. b) To be refreshingly thrilled. See Also: exhilaration … Wiktionary
exhilarate — transitive verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin exhilaratus, past participle of exhilarare, from ex + hilarare to gladden, from hilarus cheerful more at hilarious Date: 1540 1. to make cheerful and excited ; enliven, elate < was exhilarated by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
exhilarate — exhilaratingly, adv. exhilarator, n. /ig zil euh rayt /, v.t., exhilarated, exhilarating. 1. to enliven; invigorate; stimulate: The cold weather exhilarated the walkers. 2. to make cheerful or merry. [1530 40; < L exhilaratus ptp. of exhilarare… … Universalium
