exalt

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.

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

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ex·alter n.

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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.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	exalt - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" extol, glorify, laud, proclaim 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.	exalt - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, thrill 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" animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate 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.	exalt - 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"

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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

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exalt [ɪgˈzɔːlt] vt → preisen

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exalt [ɪgˈzɔːlt] vt → esaltare; elevare