meaning of exhilarate
1. To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.
2. To become joyous.
3. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink exhilarate is obsolete in this usage; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal
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