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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated}; p. pr & vb n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. i. To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exhilarate v : fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink(exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies" [syn: {thrill}, {exalt}]
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