exalt
v.
elevate, raise (in rank, honor, etc.); glorify, magnify, extol, praise
Exalt
Exalt is a word which means to praise, glorify, honor, intensify, or heighten. It is most often used in religious contexts.
Exaltation (Mormonism), a state of being divine or close to God. It also has a broader non-Latter-Day Saints theological meaning of "trance".
Feast of the Cross, or "Exaltation of the Cross", an Orthodox Christian holiday
Exalted, a role-playing game produced by White Wolf
Exaltation (astrology), the second strongest essential dignity of a planet
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exalt
Verb
1. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
(synonym) laud, extol, glorify, proclaim
(hypernym) praise
(hyponym) canonize, canonise
(derivation) deification, exaltation, apotheosis
2. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
(synonym) exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, beatify
(hypernym) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
(derivation) ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
(classification) archaism, archaicism
3. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
(synonym) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven
(hypernym) stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
(hyponym) encourage
(derivation) ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
4. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
(hypernym) lift, raise, elevate
(hyponym) deify
(derivation) deification, exaltation, apotheosis
Exalt
(v. t.)
To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.
(v. t.)
To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
(v. t.)
To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.
(v. t.)
To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument.
(v. t.)
To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the presidency.
(v. t.)
To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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