exhilarate

exhilarate

to invigorate, animate, elate, stimulate: A brisk walk will exhilarate you.
Not to be confused with:accelerate – hasten the occurrence of: accelerate reforms; to move or go faster; to progress faster: accelerate educational programs

ex·hil·a·rate

E0275400 (ĭg-zĭl′ə-rāt′)tr.v. ex·hil·a·rat·ed, ex·hil·a·rat·ing, ex·hil·a·rates 1. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.2. To invigorate; stimulate: bold designs that exhilarate the viewer's imagination.

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

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ex·hil′a·ra′tive adj.ex·hil′a·ra′tor n.

exhilarate

(ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪt) vb (tr) to make lively and cheerful; gladden; elate[C16: from Latin exhilarāre, from hilarāre to cheer; see hilarious] exˌhilaˈration n exˈhilarative, exˈhilaratory adj

ex•hil•a•rate

(ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪt)

v.t. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 1. to enliven; invigorate; stimulate. 2. to make cheerful or merry. [1530–40; < Latin exhilarātus, past participle of exhilarāre to gladden (see hilarity] ex•hil′a•rat`ing•ly, adv. ex•hil′a•ra`tive, adj. ex•hil′a•ra`tor, n.

exhilarate

Past participle: exhilarated
Gerund: exhilarating

Imperative
exhilarate
exhilarate

Present
I exhilarate
you exhilarate
he/she/it exhilarates
we exhilarate
you exhilarate
they exhilarate

Preterite
I exhilarated
you exhilarated
he/she/it exhilarated
we exhilarated
you exhilarated
they exhilarated

Present Continuous
I am exhilarating
you are exhilarating
he/she/it is exhilarating
we are exhilarating
you are exhilarating
they are exhilarating

Present Perfect
I have exhilarated
you have exhilarated
he/she/it has exhilarated
we have exhilarated
you have exhilarated
they have exhilarated

Past Continuous
I was exhilarating
you were exhilarating
he/she/it was exhilarating
we were exhilarating
you were exhilarating
they were exhilarating

Past Perfect
I had exhilarated
you had exhilarated
he/she/it had exhilarated
we had exhilarated
you had exhilarated
they had exhilarated

Future
I will exhilarate
you will exhilarate
he/she/it will exhilarate
we will exhilarate
you will exhilarate
they will exhilarate

Future Perfect
I will have exhilarated
you will have exhilarated
he/she/it will have exhilarated
we will have exhilarated
you will have exhilarated
they will have exhilarated

Future Continuous
I will be exhilarating
you will be exhilarating
he/she/it will be exhilarating
we will be exhilarating
you will be exhilarating
they will be exhilarating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been exhilarating
you have been exhilarating
he/she/it has been exhilarating
we have been exhilarating
you have been exhilarating
they have been exhilarating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been exhilarating
you will have been exhilarating
he/she/it will have been exhilarating
we will have been exhilarating
you will have been exhilarating
they will have been exhilarating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been exhilarating
you had been exhilarating
he/she/it had been exhilarating
we had been exhilarating
you had been exhilarating
they had been exhilarating

Conditional
I would exhilarate
you would exhilarate
he/she/it would exhilarate
we would exhilarate
you would exhilarate
they would exhilarate

Past Conditional
I would have exhilarated
you would have exhilarated
he/she/it would have exhilarated
we would have exhilarated
you would have exhilarated
they would have exhilarated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

exhilarate - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"beatify, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt, thrillelate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

exhilarate

verb excite, delight, cheer, thrill, stimulate, animate, exalt, lift, enliven, invigorate, gladden, elate, inspirit, pep or perk up She felt both exhilarated and disturbed by what had just happened.

exhilarate

verb1. To raise the spirits of:animate, buoy (up), elate, elevate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift.Obsolete: exalt.2. To give or impart vitality and energy to (someone or something):energize, invigorate, stimulate, vitalize.

Translations

使高兴

exhilarate

(igˈziləreit) verb to make (a person) feel happy and lively. He was exhilarated by the walk. 使高興 使高兴exˌhilaˈration noun 高興 高兴exˈhilarating adjectivean exhilarating walk. 使人高興的，令人振奮的 使人高兴的，令人振奋的