Definition: (verb) Fill with sublime emotion.
Synonyms: beatify, exhilarate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill.
Usage: He receives your propositions with an enthusiasm which cheers, and plunges into their accomplishment with an alacrity which almost inebriates.
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