exhilarate

  • 11exhilarate — 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&#8230; …

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  • 12exhilarate — Synonyms and related words: amuse, animate, arouse, beguile, boost, brace, brace up, brighten, brisk, brisken, buck up, buoy, buoy up, cheer, chirk up, convulse, delight, divert, dynamize, electrify, embue, encourage, energize, enliven, entertain …

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  • 13exhilarate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. elate, exalt, inspirit; enliven, animate, cheer, make merry, invigorate, gladden. See cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stimulate, enliven, invigorate, brace, elate, cheer, gladden, refresh,&#8230; …

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  • 14exhilarate — ex|hil|a|rate [ıgˈzıləreıt] v [T] to make someone feel very excited and happy …

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  • 15exhilarate — ex|hil|a|rate [ ıg zılə,reıt ] verb transitive to make someone feel extremely happy, excited, and full of energy: The sense of danger exhilarated him. ╾ ex|hil|a|ra|tion [ ıg,zılə reıʃn ] noun uncount …

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  • 16exhilarate — ex·hil·a·rate || ɪg zɪlÉ™reɪt v. cheer up, make lively or happy, excite …

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  • 17exhilarate — [ɪg zɪləreɪt, ɛg ] verb [often as adjective exhilarated or exhilarating] make very happy or animated. Derivatives exhilaratingly adverb exhilaration noun Origin C16: from L. exhilarat , exhilarare make cheerful , from ex + hilaris …

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  • 18exhilarate — v. a. Cheer, enliven, inspirit, inspire, animate, stimulate, elate, gladden, make merry, make glad or joyous …

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  • 19exhilarate — verb (T) to make someone feel very excited and happy exhilaration noun (U) …

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  • 20exhilarate — verb the fireworks display exhilarated us Syn: thrill, excite, intoxicate, elate, delight, enliven, animate, invigorate, energize, vitalize, stimulate; informal give someone a thrill, give someone a buzz, give someone a charge …

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