elate

/ɪˈleɪt/

Other forms: elated; elating; elates

To elate is to fill with happiness. If you are elated, you are thrilled. You are walking on air.

Elate sounds a bit like inflate. Although the words are not related, if you elate someone the feeling is probably a bit like inflating them — filling them with happiness, making them feel as though they're floating above the ground. Not surprisingly, the word's original sixteenth century meaning was "to physically lift or raise up."

Definitions of elate

1. verb

   fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
   synonyms: intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift

   antonyms:

   depress

   lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

   types:

   beatify

   make blessedly happy

   puff

   make proud or conceited

   beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink

   fill with sublime emotion

   type of:

   excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

   stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of