exhilarate
Verb
- fill with sublime emotion
- To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
- To excite, to thrill.
Examples
- Good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates the drinker.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin exhilarō (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), from ex- (“out, away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + hilarō (“to cheer, to gladden”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, kind, propitious”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“comfort, mercy”).
Synonyms
beatify, exalt, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink, animate, arouse, awaken, beghast, begladden, blissen, bright, brighten, cheer, cheer up, content, delight, elate, electrify, enbliss, energize, enflame, enkindle, enliven, enthrill, enthuse, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fain, fillip, fire, fire the blood, fire up, galvanize, gay, gin up, ginger, ginger up, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happify, happy, hearten, ignite, inflame, inspire, inspirit, intoxicate, invigorate, jazz, jollify, kindle, laetificate, light up, liven, liven up, make someone's day, perk up, please, quicken, raise someone's spirits, rejoice, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, spice, spice up, stimulate, stir the blood, suscitate, turn the frown upside down, upcheer, vitalise, wake, warm someone's heart, warm the blood, warm the cockles of someone's heart, whet, wind up, work up, yerk
Scrabble Score: 20
exhilarate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexhilarate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exhilarate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary