exhilarate vs uplift

exhilarate is not a noun while uplift is a noun.

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

As verbs, uplift is a hypernym of exhilarate; that is, uplift is a word with a broader meaning than exhilarate:

Other hypernyms of exhilarate include elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up.

exhilarate (noun)	uplift (noun)
	a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
	(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

exhilarate (verb)	uplift (verb)
fill with sublime emotion	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
	lift up or elevate
	lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces