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exhilarate

[ ig-zil-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

exhilarated, exhilarating.
  1. The cold weather exhilarated the walkers.

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  2. to make cheerful or merry.

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exhilarate

/ ɪɡˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to make lively and cheerful; gladden; elate
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱱پ, adjective
  • ˌ󾱱ˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·󾱱a·iԲ· adverb
  • ·󾱱a·tǰ noun
  • ܲe·󾱱a·e adjective
  • ܲe·󾱱a·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exhilarate1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin 󾱱ٳܲ, past participle of 󾱱 “to gladden,” equivalent to ex- “from, out of, beyond” + 󾱱 “to cheer” ( hilarity ); ex- 1, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exhilarate1

C16: from Latin 󾱱, from 󾱱 to cheer; see hilarious
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“I imagined it would be overwhelming but also it was exhilarating,” says Daniel Tronco Velasquez, 23, who was born in Peru and grew up with films as a constant childhood companion.

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It’s exhilarating stylistically, less so as a critique of the dark side of the American dream.

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It’s exhilarating, especially when you have been on the other end, looking at a horizon which is rather flat and wondering what’s going to happen next.

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Phil front and center in a pop arena but also made the orchestra an equal partner in exhilarating music that discounted differences.

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The world of “Pachinko” is as complex as a Tolstoy novel, in which the fortunes of a family and the country where they struggle for love and money are tied in exhilarating ways.

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