elate

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ELA'TE, adjective [Latin elatus.] Raised; elevated in mind; flushed, as with success. Whence, lofty; haughty; as elate with victory. [It is used chiefly in poetry.] ELA'TE, verb transitive To raise or swell, as the minds or spirits; to elevate with success; to puff up; to make proud. 1. To raise; to exalt. [Unusual.]
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