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transitive verb
elate
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Synonyms: Verb
elevate, enrapture, exhilarate, intoxicate, transport
Antonyms: Verb
depress
Verb
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circa 1619, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1647, in the meaning defined above
Latin elatus (past participle of efferre to carry out, elevate), from e- + latus, past participle of ferre to carry — more at tolerate, bear
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