ex·hil·a·rate [ ig zíllə ràyt ](past and past participleex·hil·a·rat·ed, present participleex·hil·a·rat·ing, 3rd person present singularex·hil·a·rates)
transitive verb
Definition:
make somebody feel happy and alive: to make somebody feel happy, excited, and more than usually vigorous and alive
[Mid-16th century. < Latin exhilarat-, past participle of exhilarare "gladden thoroughly" < hilarare "gladden" < Greek hilaros "cheerful, glad"]
