Definition of elate

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e·late    (-lt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, e·lates

To make proud or joyful: Her success elated the family.

ADJECTIVE:

Elated.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin ltus, past participle of efferre, to bring out, exalt : -, ex-, ex- + ltus, brought; see tel- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
e·lation(Noun)