verb transitive

ex-hĭlăro

2nd PP ex-hĭlărāre · 3rd PP ex-hĭlărāvi · 4th PP ex-hĭlărātum · conj. 1st

to gladden; cheer; to make merry

to gladden, cheer, to make merry or joyous, to rejoice, delight, exhilarate.

Prop. (rare but class.): miraris tam exhilaratam esse servitutem nostram? Cic.… •

Prop. (rare but class.): miraris tam exhilaratam esse servitutem nostram? Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 1; Mart. 8, 50, 6; Col. 6, 24, 2.—

by extension •

Transf., of things: neque ilex, picea, larix, pinus ullo flore exhilarantur, are refreshed, enlivened, Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 95: colorem hominis frequentiores in cibo lupini exhilarant, freshen, brighten, id. 22, 25, 74, § 154; cf.: species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui, Vulg. Sirach, 36, 24.

Perseus ID: n16858 Key: exhilaro