Meaning & use
elate
Last updated
To fill someone with a great sense of happiness or pride.
See it in a sentence
The unexpected promotion elated her for weeks afterward.
News of the team's victory elated the entire town.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'elatus', meaning lifted up, reflecting the sense of one's spirits being raised.
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
depressdishearten
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “elate”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.