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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'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Elate" Quotes from Famous Books

... escaped the shot of a cannon-ball or a greater danger in the campaign, as has happened to him more than once, the instant thought after the honor achieved or the danger avoided, was, "What will SHE say of it?" "Will this distinction or the idea of this peril elate her or touch her, so as to be better inclined towards me?" He could no more help this passionate fidelity of temper than he could help the eyes he saw with—one or the other seemed a part of his nature; and knowing every one of her faults as well ...

— The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. • W. M. Thackeray

... was my wife's, so she is proportionately elate you should have picked it out for praise from a collection, let us add, so replete with the ...

— Robert Louis Stevenson - a Record, an Estimate, and a Memorial • Alexander H. Japp

... now humbles me, it does not elate me; did the world praise Jesus? and what right have we to take this praise of men, when ...

— General Gordon - A Christian Hero • Seton Churchill

... the very desperate case—and may be successful. If 300,000 efficient soldiers can be made of this material, there is no conjecturing where the next campaign may end. Possibly "over the border," for a little success will elate our spirits extravagantly; and the blackened ruins of our towns, and the moans of women and children bereft of shelter, will appeal strongly to the army ...

— A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital • John Beauchamp Jones

... duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each, Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou ...

— Legends and Lyrics: First Series • Adelaide Anne Procter

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