v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exhilarated p. pr. & vb. n. Exilarating. ] [ L. exhilaratus, p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See Hilarious. ] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man. [ 1913 Webster ]