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- verb Present participle of
elate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective making lively and joyful
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Examples
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Photoshop is pretty good at enlarging without pix elating an image.
Psykopaint Adds Striking Paint Effects To Your Photos | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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"It's obviously elating and I have a feeling that as this percolates over the next six months, or so, I'll probably punch the air in May, and crack open some champagne in September when it all sinks in."
James Franco, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman Get Ready For Oscar Night 2011
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This high-school comedy, directed by Will Gluck from an elated and elating screenply by Bert V.
'The Help': '60s Racism in Black and White Joe Morgenstern 2011
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Mr. Sims is married to another company dancer, Linda Celeste Sims, and when the two can perform together, it's an elating and symbiotic feeling: You know the person's heartbeat.
Ailey Dancers Dish on What Moves Them Pia Catton 2011
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I couldn't believe she was having such an elating adventure that she wouldn't even get in trouble for.
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At first, the crazy-quilt inventiveness of Wright's movie is elating.
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This blunder demoralized his own side while elating the enemy and encouraging Afghan friends and neutrals to scramble to make their accommodations while they could.
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It is a momentous, elating acquisition that makes us all proud.
The @ Acquired into Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Collection « ResourceShelf 2010
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And as it continues to grow and promote progressive ideas, it sets a precedent and raises the bar for the elating, holistic-lifestyle festival experience.
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At first, the crazy-quilt inventiveness of Wright's movie is elating.
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