(v) fill with sublime emotion, Syn. thrill, beatify, exalt, tickle pink, inebriate, Example:The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies; He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exhilarated p. pr. & vb. n. Exilarating. ] [ L. exhilaratus, p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See Hilarious. ] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man. [ 1913 Webster ]