elate

Meanings

Verb

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
To make joyful or proud.
To lift up; raise; elevate.

Adj

Elated; exultant.
Lifted up; raised; elevated.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English elat, elate, from Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

beatify, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, cheer up, content, delight, elate, enbliss, exhilarate, fain, gay, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happify, happy, hearten, intoxicate, jollify, laetificate, lift up, light up, make someone's day, perk up, pick up, please, raise someone's spirits, rejoice, turn the frown upside down, upcheer, uplift, warm someone's heart, warm the cockles of someone's heart

Antonyms

depress

Scrabble Score: 5

elate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
elate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
elate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

elate is a valid Words With Friends word