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Webster 1913 Edition

Elate

E-late′

,
Adj.
[L.
elatus
elevated, fig., elated, proud (the figure, perh., being borrowed from a prancing horse);
e
out +
latus
(used as p. p. of
ferre
to bear), for
tlatus
, and akin to E.
tolerate
. See
Tolerate
, and cf.
Extol
.]
With upper lip
elate
.
Fenton.
And sovereign law, that State’s collected will,
O'er thrones and globes,
elate
,
Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
Sir W. Jones.
2.
Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed or exalted with confidence; elated; exultant.
O, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate,
Too soon dejected, and dejected, and too soon
elate
.
Pope.
Syn. – Puffed up; lofty; proud; haughty; exalted; inspirited; transported; delighted; overjoyed.

E-late′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Elated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Elating
.]
1.
To raise; to exalt.
[R.]
By the potent sun
elated
high.
Thomson.
2.
To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make proud.
Foolishly
elated
by spiritual pride.
Warburton.
You ought not be
elated
at the chance mishaps of your enemies.
Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Webster 1828 Edition

Elate

ELA'TE

,
Adj.
[L. elatus.] Raised; elevated in mind; flushed, as with success. Whence, lofty; haughty; as elate with victory. [It is used chiefly in poetry.]

ELA'TE

,
Verb.
T.
To raise or swell, as the minds or spirits; to elevate with success; to puff up; to make proud.
1.
To raise; to exalt. [Unusual.]

Definition 2024

elate

elate

English

Verb

elate ‎(third-person singular simple present elates, present participle elating, simple past and past participle elated)

  1. (transitive) To make joyful or proud.
  2. (transitive) To lift up; raise; elevate.

Translations

Adjective

elate

  1. elated; exultant
    • Alexander Pope
      O, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, / Too soon dejected, and dejected, and too soon elate.
    • Mrs. H. H. Jackson
      Our nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its own esteem, wonderfully elate at its progress.
  2. (obsolete) Lifted up; raised; elevated.
    • Fenton
      with upper lip elate
    • Sir W. Jones
      And sovereign law, that State's collected will, / O'er thrones and globes, elate, / Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:elate.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From ēlātus ‎(“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō ‎(“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē ‎(“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō ‎(“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈlaː.teː/, [eːˈɫaː.teː]

Adverb

ēlātē ‎(comparable ēlātus or ēlātius, no superlative)

  1. loftily, proudly
    • Introit adulescens et praefatur arrogantius et elatius, quam aetati eius decebat, ac deinde iubet exponi controversias.‎Gellius: Noctes Atticae, Book 9, Chapter 15, Verse 4
      The young fellow entered the room, made some preliminary remarks in a more arrogant and presumptuous style than became his years, and then asked that subjects for debate be given him.

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλάτη ‎(elátē).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.la.teː/, [ˈɛ.ɫa.teː]

Noun

elatē f ‎(genitive elatēs); first declension

  1. A sort of fir
  2. The leaf of the palm bud

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
nominative elatē elatae
genitive elatēs elatārum
dative elatae elatīs
accusative elatēn elatās
ablative elatē elatīs
vocative elatē elatae

References

Etymology

From Latin ēlātus ‎(“exalted, lofty”), perfect passive participle of efferō ‎(“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē ‎(“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō ‎(“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪ'leɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

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