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   elate

   /ɪˈleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) ecstatically happy: "while the wealth of wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well"

   adjective

   • 1. in high spirits; exultant or proud: archaic "their elate and animated faces"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin elat- ‘raised’, from the verb efferre, from ex- ‘out, from’ + ferre ‘to bear’. The verb dates from the late 16th century.

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