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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

  1. elated.

elate

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • overelate verb (used with object)
  • unelating adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of elate1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English elat “proud, exalted,” from Latin ŧٳܲ “borne away, lifted up,” past participle of efferre “to bear away, lift up,” from ŧ- e- 1 + ferre “to bear, bring, carry”; for the element -ٳܲ, earlier ٱٳܲ (unrecorded), thole 2 ( def. ), tolerate ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of elate1

C16: from Latin ŧ- stem of past participle of efferre to bear away, from ferre to carry
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Lopez says she felt elated once she had a diagnosis and plan for proper treatment.

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I’m elated for “Oh, Mary!,” but I think it would be a mistake to reward the show’s giddy Broadway triumph with the Tony for best play.

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Now Glasner, Palace and their elated followers can talk about this historic day forever.

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The American actor revealed that she had welcomed daughter Agnes and son Ocean and was "elated beyond words" to celebrate the "completion" of her family.

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Mr Kukoyi has been watching Doctor Who for decades, so when he heard that on Saturday an episode will, for the very first time, be set in Nigeria, he was elated.

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