verb · transitive · rare

elate

elate · elates · elated · elating

догоджати, годити

поднимать настроение, подбодрить

gefallen, belieben, rechtmachen

To make joyful or proudTo make joyful or proud.

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/ɪˈleɪt/

» Tom was stunned, but elated.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To make joyful or proud.
поднимать настроениеpodnimatʹ nastrojenije, подбодритьpodbodritʹ
(transitive)To lift up; raise; elevate.

More definitions

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

Examples

11 sentences

Tom was stunned, but elated.
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I'm absolutely elated.
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He became very elated at the news.
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I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.
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She was elated by the molybdenum assay of the ore sample from her claim.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to make joyful or proud:

Origin

From Middle English elat, elate, from Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive par

From Middle English elat, elate, from Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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