Dictionary entries for 'exhilarate'

Synonyms

animate
buoy
elate
elevate
flush
inspire
inspirit
lift
uplift
energize
invigorate
stimulate
vitalize

ex·hil·a·rate (ĭg-zĭĺə-rāt́)

[Latin exhilarāre, exhilarāt-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex–, + hilarāre, to make cheerful (from hilaris, hilarus, cheerful) (from Greek hilaros).]

transitive verb: -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
To invigorate; stimulate: bold designs that exhilarate the viewer's imagination.

derivatives

ex·hiĺa·rátive: adjective
ex·hiĺa·rátor: noun

transitive verb: -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition