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exhilarate, v.|ɛgˈzɪləreɪt|
Forms: 7–8 exhilerate, (6 -arite), 6– exhilarate.
[ad. L. exhilarāt- ppl. stem of exhilarāre, f. ex- (see ex- prefix1) + hilar-is cheerful: see hilarity.]
1. trans. To make cheerful or merry; to cheer, enliven, gladden (a person, his spirits, etc.).
1540Morysine Vives' Introd. Wysd. E vj b, A cleane and a pure conscience maye exhilarate the mynde. 1621Burton Anat. Mel. ii. ii. vi. iii, Sundry are the meanes..to exhilerate a sorrowfull heart. 1751Smollett Per. Pic. (1779) II. xxxviii. 22 Peregrine..advised him to exhilarate his spirits with a glass of wine. a1763Shenstone Ess. 36 He would be exhilarated at the sight of the first beggar that he saw. 1796C. Marshall Garden. xx. (1813) 426 Frost..exhilarates our spirits. 1848Dickens Dombey xxxvi, It seemed greatly to delight and exhilarate him to say so.
b. To impart cheerfulness to, enliven (a thing or pursuit).
1751Johnson Rambler No. 177 ⁋5 A select company of curious men, who met once a week to exhilarate their studies. 1795Anderson Embassy China 274 A joyous dinner, exhilarated by plenty of spirits.
†2. intr. To become cheerful. Obs. rare—1.
1620Bacon Sp. in Parl. in Lett. & Life (1874) VII. 177 The shining of the sun, whereby all things exhilarate, is hindered by clouds. |