English verb: exhilarate | |||
| 1. | exhilarate (emotion) fill with sublime emotion | ||
| Samples | The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies. He was inebriated by his phenomenal success. | ||
| Examples | The good news will exhilarate her, The performance is likely to exhilarate Sue | ||
| Synonyms | beatify, exalt, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift | ||