exhilaro

ex-hĭlăro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to gladden, cheer, to make merry or joyous, to rejoice, delight, exhilarate.

I.

Prop. (rare but class.):

miraris tam exhilaratam esse servitutem nostram?

Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 1; Mart. 8, 50, 6; Col. 6, 24, 2.—

II.

Transf., of things:

neque ilex, picea, larix, pinus ullo flore exhilarantur,

are refreshed, enlivened, Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 95:

colorem hominis frequentiores in cibo lupini exhilarant,

freshen, brighten, id. 22, 25, 74, § 154; cf.:

species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui,

Vulg. Sirach, 36, 24.