exhilarate exhilarate /ɪgˈzɪlɝˌeɪt/

verb

1. Fill with sublime emotion  ( beatify , exhilarate , inebriate , exalt , thrill , tickle pink )
   fill with sublime emotion
    The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
   The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
    He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
   He was inebriated by his phenomenal success