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Definition of: elate
(i·lāt′) v.t. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
To raise the spirits of; excite.
—adjective Exalted or triumphant; exultant. [<L elatus, pp. for efferre <ex- out + ferre bear]
—e·lat′ed adjective
—e·lat′ed·ly adverb
—e·lat′ed·ness noun
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