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exalt

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ex·alt  (g-zôlt)
tr.v. ex·alt·ed, ex·alt·ing, ex·alts
1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate: exalted the shepherd to the rank of grand vizier.
2. To glorify, praise, or honor.
3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten: works of art that exalt the imagination.
4. Obsolete To fill with sublime emotion; elate.

[Middle English exalten, from Latin exaltre : ex-, up, away; see ex- + altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ex·alter n.

exalt
Verb
1. to praise highly
2. to raise to a higher rank [Latin exaltare to raise]
exalted adj
exaltation n
USAGE: Exalt is sometimes wrongly used where exult is meant: he was exulting (not exalting) in his win earlier that day.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.exalt - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
canonise, canonize - treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"
ensky - exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise
crack up - rhapsodize about
hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"
2.exaltexalt - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
3.exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
4.exaltexalt - raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
elevate, lift, raise - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
deify - exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"

exalt
verb 1. praise, acclaim, applaud, pay tribute to, bless, worship, magnify (archaic) glorify, reverence, laud, extol, crack up (informal) pay homage to, idolize, apotheosize, set on a pedestal
verb 2. uplift, raise, lift, excite, delight, inspire, thrill, stimulate, arouse, heighten, elevate, animate, exhilarate, electrify, fire the imagination of, fill with joy, elate, inspirit
Translations
exalt [ɪgˈzɔːlt] vt (= praise) → ensalzar (= elevate); elevar
exalt [ɪgˈzɔːlt] vtpreisen
exalt [ɪgˈzɔːlt] vtesaltare; elevare


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Those sentiments exalt me above all merely personal considerations.
Therefore, as atheism is in all respects hateful, so in this, that it depriveth human nature of the means to exalt itself, above human frailty.
Your house will exalt itself like King Waldemar's tower, and will be richly decorated with marble statues, like that at Prastoe.
 
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