exhilarate
To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elateTo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
» That was very exhilarating.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
Good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates the drinker.
beglücken, beschwingen
(transitive)To excite, to thrill.
erregen, berauschen
- fill with sublime emotion
Examples
25 sentencesThat was very exhilarating.
I found that exhilarating.
I've never felt so exhilarated.
Tom found the experience exhilarating.
It was an exhilarating experience.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Latin exhilarō (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), from ex- (“out, away”) (froFrom Latin exhilarō (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), from ex- (“out, away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + hilarō (“to cheer, to gladden”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, kind, propitious”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“comfort, mercy”). By surface analysis, ex- + Latin hilar(ō) + -ate.
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Forms
exhilarates, exhilarating, exhilarated, exhilarated| Base form | exhilarate · to exhilarate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | exhilarates |
| Present participle | exhilarating |
| Past simple | exhilarated |
| Past participle | exhilarated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
91 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle