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elate.

To make joyful or proud.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈleɪt/
  1. To make joyful or proud.

    transitive
  2. To lift up; raise; elevate.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English elat, elate, from Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

adj/ɪˈleɪt/
  1. Elated; exultant.

  2. Lifted up; raised; elevated.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English elat, elate, from Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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