adjective
- very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits: an elated winner of a contest.
verb (used with object), e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing.
- to make very happy or proud: news to elate the hearer.
adjective
adjective
- full of high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism; very happy
verb
- (tr) to fill with high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism
1610s, past participle adjective from elate.
1570s, literal, “to raise, elevate,” probably from Latin elatus “uplifted, exalted,” past participle of effere (see elation), or else a back-formation from elation. Figurative use from 1610s. Related: Elated; elating.