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verb

Elate v. t. (past & past part. elated; pres. part. elating)

1.

To raise; to exalt. (R.) "By the potent sun elated high."

2.

To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make proud. "Foolishly elated by spiritual pride." "You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of your enemies."

adjective

Elate adj.

1.

Lifted up; raised; elevated. "With upper lip elate." "And sovereign law, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes, elate, Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill."

2.

Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed or exalted with confidence; elated; exultant. "O, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and dejected, and too soon elate." "Our nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its own esteem, wonderfully elate at its progress."

Synonyms: Puffed up; lofty; proud; haughty; exalted; inspirited; transported; delighted; overjoyed.

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Etymology of 'Elate'

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"Elate" Quotes from Famous Books

... trail he plodded, shivering and yet elate. As he topped the rise he thought he could see the vague outlines of horses and men, but he was not certain. That soft glow against the distant timber was real enough, however! There was no mistaking that! The log stable ...

— The Ridin' Kid from Powder River • Henry Herbert Knibbs

... consent Of a fine tenor and fine instrument; In short, good music, mixed with doctor's stuff, Apollo with Asklepios—enough! Minuccio, entreated, gladly came. (He was a singer of most gentle fame, A noble, kindly spirit, not elate That he was famous, but that song was great; Would sing as finely to this suffering child As at the court where princes on him smiled.) Gently he entered and sat down by her, Asking what sort of strain she would prefer,— The voice alone, or voice with viol wed; Then, when she chose ...

— How Lisa Loved the King • George Eliot

... astute old man of eighty was sitting in his armchair by the fire, plotting how he could keep in with both parties and secure his own advantage whichever side might win. By some strange infatuation the household at Gortuleg were cheerful and elate. A battle was imminent, nay, might have been fought even now, and they were counting securely on another success to the Prince's army. So the ladies of the family—staunch Jacobites every one of them (as, indeed, most ladies were even in distinctly Whig households)—were busy preparing ...

— The True Story Book • Andrew Lang

... practice?" Far from desiring that trouble and disorder in the affairs of the city should rouse and honour his govern ment, he had ever willingly, he said, contributed all he could to their tranquillity and ease. He is not of those whom municipal honours intoxicate and elate, those "dignities of office" as he called them, and of which all the noise "goes from one cross-road to another." If he was a man desirous of fame, he recognised that it was of a kind greater than that. I do not know, however, if even in a vaster field he would ...

— Literary and Philosophical Essays • Various

... and elate, but I was in no sort of mood to share in his buoyancy. Physically I had fully recovered from my terrible manhandling, but in spirit I still writhed at the outrage of it. And the worst was I could do nothing. The law could not help me, for there were no witnesses to the assault. I could ...

— The Trail of '98 - A Northland Romance • Robert W. Service

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