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Exhilarated vs Gratified - What's the difference?

exhilarated | gratified |

As verbs the difference between exhilarated and gratified

is that exhilarated is (exhilarate) while gratified is (gratify).

exhilarated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (exhilarate)

    • exhilarate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (archaic) To make happy, cheer up; to gladden.
    • Good news exhilarates''' the mind; wine '''exhilarates the drinker.
  • *, II.2.4:
    • Many such tricks are ordinarily put in practice by great men, to exhilarate themselves and others, all which are harmless jests, and have their good uses.
  • To thrill refreshingly.
  • To bring new life to.

    • Related terms

    * exhilaration * hilarious * Hilary

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    gratified

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (gratify)

    • gratify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To please.
  • To make content, to satisfy.

    • Synonyms

    * gladden, queem

    Derived terms

    * gratification * gratifying

    Antonyms

  • To anger, disquiet, fluster, intimidate, or any of the like

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