elate

English

Etymology

From Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

elate (third-person singular simple present elates, present participle elating, simple past and past participle elated)

1. (transitive) To make joyful or proud.
2. (transitive) To lift up; raise; elevate.

Translations

To make joyful or proud

• Bulgarian: въодушевявам (bg) (vǎoduševjavam)

To lift up; raise; elevate

• Bulgarian: ободрявам (bg) (obodrjavam)

• Latin: levo (la), elevo (la)

Adjective

elate

1. elated; exultant

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Anagrams

• alete

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Latin

Etymology

From ēlātus (“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /eːˈlaː.teː/

Adverb

ēlātē (comparative ēlātius, superlative -)

1. loftily, proudly

Related terms

• ēlātiō
• ēlātus

References

• elate in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879