Definition of "elate" [e•late]

• To make proud or joyful: Her success elated the family. (verb-transitive)
• Elated. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "There was no mistake — ­pressure to pressure, warmth to warmth, and with an elate thrill he felt her breathe against him."
• "This is accessible art; the kind of stuff kids elate (nice typo) to that leads to thinking about art in ways they haven't."
• "How come the rest of American knew about this "reverend" but McCain and his elate staff of adisors didn't have a clue."