exhilarate
verb
[ ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt ]
• make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
• "she was exhilarated by the day's events"
Similar:
thrill,
excite,
intoxicate,
elate,
make someone's spirits soar,
make very happy,
give someone great pleasure,
delight,
gladden,
brighten,
cheer up,
enliven,
animate,
invigorate,
energize,
lift,
stimulate,
raise someone's spirits,
revitalize,
refresh,
give someone a kick,
give someone a thrill,
give someone a buzz,
turn someone on,
give someone a charge,
inspirit,
thrilling,
exciting,
intoxicating,
heady,
stimulating,
invigorating,
electrifying,
energizing,
uplifting,
enlivening,
revitalizing,
vitalizing,
stirring,
breathtaking,
refreshing,
bracing,
mind-blowing,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin exhilarat- ‘made cheerful’, from the verb exhilarare, from ex- (expressing inducement of a state) + hilaris ‘cheerful’.
