/ ɪgˈzɪləreɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to make sb feel very happy and excited :
Speed had always exhilarated him.
► ex·hil·ar·ated adjective :
I felt exhilarated after a morning of skiing.
➡ note at excited
► ex·hil·ar·ation / ɪgˌzɪləˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
the exhilaration of performing on stage
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin exhilarat- made cheerful, from the verb exhilarare , from ex- (expressing inducement of a state) + hilaris cheerful.