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exhilarate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'exhilarate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exhilarate [ v. i.]
- To become joyous.
2 . Exhilarate [ v. t.]
- To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.

Meaning of 'exhilarate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exhilarate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- fill with sublime emotion
Example in sentence:
  • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success;
  • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies