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elate v : fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate] [ant: depress]

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English

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Verb

  1. To make joyful or proud.
  2. To lift up; raise; elevate.

Latin

Etymology

From elatus

Adverb

  1. loftily, proudly

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References

  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

brighten, buoy, cheer, cheer up, delight, do proud, elevate, encourage, exalt, excite, exhilarate, flush, gladden, gratify, inspire, lift, make proud, overjoy, set up, stimulate, uplift
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