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exhilarateEXHIL'ARATE, v.t. egzhil'arate. [L. exhilaro; ex and hilaro, to make merry, hilaris, merry, jovial.] To make cheerful or merry; to enliven; to make glad or joyous; to gladden; to cheer. Good news exhilarates the mind, as good wine exhilarates the animal spirits. EXHIL'ARATE, v.i. To become cheerful or joyous. |