Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of
   exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry,
   hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.]
   To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden
   greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine
   exhilarates a man.
   
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Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. i.
   To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon.
   
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exhilarate
     v : fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is
         obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at
         the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated
         by his phenomenal success" [syn: {inebriate}, {thrill}, {exalt},
          {beatify}]

96 Moby Thesaurus words for "exhilarate":
   amuse, animate, arouse, beguile, boost, brace, brace up, brighten,
   brisk, brisken, buck up, buoy, buoy up, cheer, chirk up, convulse,
   delight, divert, dynamize, electrify, embue, encourage, energize,
   enliven, entertain, excite, fillip, fire, fortify, fracture one,
   fresh up, freshen, freshen up, galvanize, give a lift, gladden,
   hearten, imbue, infect, inflame, inform, infuse, infuse life into,
   inject, inoculate, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, kill,
   kindle, knock dead, lift, liven, loosen up, pep up, perk up,
   pick up, pique, provoke, quicken, raise a laugh, raise a smile,
   reanimate, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regale, reinvigorate,
   rejoice, rejoice the heart, relax, renew, resuscitate, revive,
   revivify, rouse, send, set up, sharpen, slay, snap up, solace,
   spirit, spirit up, stimulate, thrill, tickle, titillate, uplift,
   vitalize, vivify, warm, whet, wow, zip up