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elating

elating is the present participle and gerund 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.

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Words formed from elating

Questions about elating

What is elating the present participle and gerund of?
Elating is the present participle and gerund of elate.

Words near elating in the dictionary

  1. elates
  2. elateth
  3. Elath
  4. Elatha
  5. elatinaceous
  6. elating
  7. elation
  8. elations
  9. elative
  10. elative case
  11. elative cases

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