exhilarate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: exhilarate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for exhilarate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhilarate v fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" Synonym(s): exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhilarate \Exhil"arate\, 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 animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhilarate \Exhil"arate\, v. i. To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon.