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exhilarate
ex·hil·a·rate [ ig zíllə ràyt ] (past and past participle ex·hil·a·rat·ed, present participle ex·hil·a·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·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"]

ex·hil·a·rat·ing·ly adverb
ex·hil·a·ra·tion [ ig zìllə ráysh'n ] noun
ex·hil·a·ra·tive adjective
ex·hil·a·ra·tor noun
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