1. (

• exhilarate ,
• tickle_pink ,
• inebriate ,
• thrill ,
• exalt ,
• beatify ,

) fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" ;

2. (

• beatify ,

) make blessedly happy ;

3. (

• beatify

) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican" ;