elate (elat)

t.; pret. and pp. elated, ppr. elating. [ From whence the Talismanni with elated voyces, for they use no bels, doe congregate the people, pronouncing the Arabicke sentence, there is but one God, and Mahomet his Prophet. Sandys, Travailes, p. 24. Turn we a moment Fancy's rapid flight To vigorous soils, and climes of far extent; Where, by the potent sun elated high, The vineyard swells refulgent on the day. Thomson, Autumn. 2. To raise or swell, as the mind or spirits; elevate with satisfaction or gratification; puff up; make proud. Though elated by his victory, he still maintained the appearance of moderation. Hume, Hist. Eng. He [Gilbert White] brags of no fine society, but is plainly a little elated by "having considerable acquaintance with a tame brown owl." Lowell, Study Windows, p. 2.