Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective elated, in high spirits, and envigorated. Opposite of
dejected .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
exhilarate .
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- adjective made joyful
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Examples
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Upon his return he felt "exhilarated" by the new mood that had swept over the country.
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And so, in my limited experience, it's hard to get "exhilarated" by the prospect of a rare disease in front of a patient.
Archive 2005-01-01 2005
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Did you dread going down there, or were you kind of exhilarated by it?
Inside the Ruins 2002
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Did you dread going down there, or were you kind of exhilarated by it?
Inside the Ruins 2002
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They were moving with the kind of exhilarated breathless urgency people show after a short fast dash through heavy rain.
Persuader Child, Lee 2003
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I know that tonight we're kind of exhilarated about the effectiveness of our troops and they are the best troops we've ever had.
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Ruberwa said Mugabe's re-election had "exhilarated" the government, warning: "We are approaching dark days".
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An "exhilarated" Tony Abbott is this morning resting after completing an ironman triathlon in just under 14 hours in Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid-north coast.
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An "exhilarated" Tony Abbott is this morning resting after completing an ironman triathlon in just under 14 hours in Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid-north coast.
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An "exhilarated" Tony Abbott is this morning resting after completing an ironman triathlon in just under 14 hours in Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid-north coast.
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