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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-520/
- Published: 2021-07-02T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-16T18:43:01.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:54

The word for today is…

exhilarate (verb)-

: to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarate?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Many people find “exhilarate” a difficult word to spell. It’s easy to forget that silent “h” in there, and is it an “er” or “ar” after the “l”? It may be easier to remember the spelling if you know that “exhilarate” is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective hilarus, meaning “cheerful.” (This also explains why the earliest meaning of “exhilarate” is “to make cheerful.”) “Exhilarate” comes from “exhilaratus,” the past participle of “exhilarare,” which is formed by combining ex- and hilarare, a verb that derives from “hilarus” and means “to cheer or gladden.” If “hilarus” looks familiar, that may be because it’s also the source of “hilarious” and “hilarity” (as well as “hilariously” and “hilariousness,” of course).

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