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elate

e·late [ i láyt ] (past and past participle e·lat·ed, present participle e·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular e·lates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make somebody very happy: to make somebody very happy and excited

[Late 16th century. < Latin elat-, past participle of efferre "carry away" < ferre "carry"]

e·late adjective
e·lat·ed adjective
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