elate vs exhilarate

elate and exhilarate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elate	No	No	Yes	No
exhilarate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exhilarate is a hyponym of elate; that is, exhilarate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elate:

Other hyponyms of elate include beatify, puff, beatify, exalt, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink.

elate (verb)	exhilarate (verb)
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism	fill with sublime emotion