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 [ɪgˈzɔːlt]

vb (tr)

1. to raise or elevate in rank, position, dignity, etc.

2. to praise highly; glorify; extol

3. to stimulate the mind or imagination of; excite

4. to increase the intensity of (a colour, etc.)

5. to fill with joy or delight; elate

6. Obsolete to lift up physically

[from Latin exaltāre to raise, from altus high]

exalter  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, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), apotheosize, set on a pedestal This books exalts her as a genius.

2. uplift, raise, lift, excite, delight, inspire, thrill, stimulate, arouse, heighten, elevate, animate, exhilarate, electrify, fire the imagination of, fill with joy, elate, inspirit Great music exalts the human spirit.

3. raise, advance, promote, honour, upgrade, elevate, dignify, ennoble, aggrandize God has put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Translations

exalt [ɪgˈzɔːlt] VT (= elevate) → exaltar, elevar; (= praise) → ensalzar

exalt

vt

(in rank or power) → erheben

(= praise) → preisen

exalt [ɪgˈzɔːlt] vt (frm)

a. (in rank) → promuovere

b. (praise) → esaltare, magnificare