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elates

elates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elate.

Meaning of elate

Verb

elate (third-person singular simple present elates, present participle elating, simple past and past participle elated)

  1. (transitive) To make joyful or proud.
    • That happy minute would elate me, / End all my sorrow, grief, and cares; / Then do not frown, altho' you hate me, / But smile and dissipate my fears: […]1749, The Universal Magazine, volume 4, page 321
  2. (transitive) To lift up; raise; elevate.

See all 4 meanings of elate

Questions about elates

What is elates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Elates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elate.

Words near elates in the dictionary

  1. elaterium
  2. elateroid
  3. elateroids
  4. elaters
  5. elatery
  6. elates
  7. elateth
  8. Elath
  9. Elatha
  10. elatinaceous
  11. elating

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