Exhilarate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
  • v. To invigorate; stimulate: bold designs that exhilarate the viewer's imagination.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make happy, cheer up.
  • v. To refreshingly thrill.
  • v. To bring new life to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer
  • verb-intransitive. To become joyous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make cheerful, lively, or merry; render glad or joyous; cheer; enliven; gladden.
  • Synonyms To animate, inspirit, elate.
  • To become cheerful or joyous.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fill with sublime emotion
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lift up    intoxicate    pickup    elate    uplift   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    enliven    animate    cheer    elate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    excite    enjoyable    pleasurable    refresh    intoxicating