Defn: Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.
— n.
Defn: That which exhilarates.
EXHILARATE
Ex*hil"a*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhilarated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exilarating.] Etym: [L. exhilaratus, p.p. of exhilarare to gladden;
ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See
Hilarious.]
Defn: To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.
EXHILARATE
Ex*hil"a*rate, v. i.
Defn: To become joyous. [R.] Bacon.
EXHILARATING
Ex*hil"a*ra`ting, a.
Defn: That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening.
— Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly, adv.
EXHILARATION
Ex*hil`a*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L., exhilaratio.]
1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.