Exhilarate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fill with sublime emotion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɪlæɹət/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɪlaɹət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɪlaɹət/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɪlæɹət/.

Examples

The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
He was inebriated by his phenomenal success

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exalt beatify inebriate thrill tickle pink

Parts of Speech

verb	fill with sublime emotion “The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies”

Word Forms

exhilaration	noun	the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
thrill	noun	something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
exaltation	noun	a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens
beatification	noun	a state of supreme happiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

berauschend

voller erhabener Emotionen

🇫🇷French

exalter

remplir d'émotion sublime

🇪🇸Spanish

regocijar

llenarte de emoción sublime

🇮🇹Italian

esilarante

riempirsi di emozioni sublimi

🇳🇱Dutch

opwindend

vullen met sublieme emotie

🇵🇹Portuguese

animar

encher de emoção sublime

🇷🇺Russian

веселить

наполниться возвышенными эмоциями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ुश करना

उदात्त भावना से भरें

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছ্বসিত

মহৎ আবেগ দিয়ে পূরণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

களிப்பூட்டும்

உன்னத உணர்ச்சியை நிரப்பவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసపరుస్తాయి

ఉత్కృష్టమైన భావోద్వేగంతో నింపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्साही

उदात्त भावनांनी भरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સાહિત

ઉત્કૃષ્ટ લાગણીઓથી ભરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸಕರ

ಭವ್ಯವಾದ ಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഹ്ലാദിപ്പിക്കുക

ഉദാത്തമായ വികാരം നിറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حوصلہ افزائی

شاندار جذبات سے بھریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兴奋

充满崇高的情感

🇯🇵Japanese

爽快な

崇高な感情で満たされる

🇰🇷Korean

기분을 좋게 하다

숭고한 감동으로 가득 채워라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồ hởi

tràn ngập cảm xúc thăng hoa

🇹🇭Thai

สำเริง

เติมเต็มอารมณ์อันล้ำเลิศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meriangkan

penuh dengan emosi yang luhur

🇵🇭Filipino

magpasaya

punuin ng kahanga-hangang damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

menggembirakan

mengisi dengan emosi yang luhur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبهجة

ملء مع العاطفة سامية

🇮🇷Persian

به وجد آوردن

پر از احساسات عالی

🇹🇷Turkish

neşelendirmek

yüce duygularla doldurmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׂמֵחַ

להתמלא ברגש עילאי

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The primary meaning of 'exhilarate' is 'fill with sublime emotion'.

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Using 'exhilarate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exhilarate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exhilarate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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