different between exhilarate vs instigate

English

Etymology

From Latin exhilar?re (“to delight, to gladden, to make merry”), from ex- (“out, away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h?e??s (“out”)) + hilar?re, present infinitive of hilar? (“to cheer, to gladden”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”) (from Ancient Greek ?????? (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ????? (hílaos, “gracious, kind, propitious”), from Proto-Indo-European *s?lh?- (“comfort, mercy”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z?l??e?t/, /??-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?l???e?t/, /??-/
• (General American)
• Hyphenation: ex?hil?a?rate

Verb

exhilarate (third-person singular simple present exhilarates, present participle exhilarating, simple past and past participle exhilarated)

1. (transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy.
2. (transitive) To excite, to thrill.
   • 1932, Dorothy L Sayers, Have his Carcase, Chapter 12.

     Harriet became suddenly conscious that every woman in the room was gazing furtively or with frank interest at Wimsey and herself, and the knowledge exhilarated her.

Synonyms

• (to cheer): enliven, stimulate

Derived terms

• exhilarating
• exhilarant
• exhilaratingly
• exhilaration
• exhilarator
• exhilaratory

Related terms

• hilarious
• hilariously
• hilariousness
• hilarity
• Hilary

Translations

Further reading

• exhilarate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• exhilarate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Latin

Verb

exhilar?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of exhilar?

English

Etymology

From the Latin ?nst?g?tus, past participle of ?nst?g?re (“to instigate”), from prefix in- (“in”) + *stigare, akin to stinguere (“push, goad”). Compare German stechen (“to prick”), English stick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nst??e?t/

Verb

instigate (third-person singular simple present instigates, present participle instigating, simple past and past participle instigated)

1. (transitive) to incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging
   • 2017, Desa Markovic, Working with Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy

     If the man perceives that his partner has arousal or orgasmic difficulties, this is likely to influence his desire to instigate sexual activity and/or his enjoyment and pleasure in being sexual with his partner.

2. (transitive) to goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions; to provoke
   • 1678, Robert Barclay, An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

     he might instigate them to swear against the law of God

   • 1738-1741, William Warburton, Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated on the Principles of a Religious Deist

     He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity.

   Synonyms: animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge

   Antonyms: halt, prevent, stop

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• instigate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• instigate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Esperanto

Adverb

instigate

1. present adverbial passive participle of instigi

Latin

Verb

?nst?g?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?nst?g?