Exhilarate

egz-il′a-rāt, v.t. to make hilarious or merry: to enliven: to cheer.— adj. Exhil′arant , exhilarating: exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.— n. an exhilarating medicine.— p.adj. Exhil′arāting , cheering: gladdening.— adv. Exhil′arātingly .— n. Exhilarā′tion , state of being exhilarated: joyousne .— adjs. Exhil′arātive , Exhil′arātory . [L. exhilarāre , -ātum — ex , inten., hilar is , cheerful.]