Ex·hil·a·rate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhilarated p. pr. & vb. n. Exilarating.] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.
exhilarated
adj : made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel
exhilarated--happy to be alive" [syn: gladdened]