English → Latin
“exhilarate” in Latin
hilarōto gladden, cheer, make cheerfulrelevōto raise, lift up; to lighten; to relieverecreōto create again or anew, restore, recreate; to revive, refresh, invigoratediscutiōto strike asunder, dash to pieces, shatter; to scatter or disperse, dissipate (especially an enemy); to examine, discuss
The English word exhilarate itself goes back to Latin hilaris, through exhilarō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exhilarate
hilarare, exhilarare aliquem (Cic.): relevare, recreare, confirmare aliquem. To exhilarate the mind, animum relaxare, discutere: resolvere animi tristitiam: tristes cogitationes discutere (Cels.). Vid: To CHEER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exhilarate?
- The usual Latin words for “exhilarate” are hilarō, relevō, recreō; also discutiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.