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ex·hil·a·rate

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·hil·a·rat·ed, ex·hil·a·rat·ing, ex·hil·a·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.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin exhilarre, exhilart- : ex-, intensive pref. ; see ex- + hilarre, to make cheerful (from hilaris, hilarus, cheerful, from Greek hilaros)

OTHER FORMS:
ex·hila·rative(Adjective), ex·hila·rator(Noun)

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