Exalt

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ex=alt

CIDE DICTIONARY

Exalt, v. t. [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See Altitude.].

•  To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.  [1913 Webster]

  "I will exalt my throne above the stars of God."  [1913 Webster]

  "Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes"  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Righteousness exalteth a nation."  [1913 Webster]

  "He that humbleth himself shall be exalted."  [1913 Webster]
•  To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.  Ps. xcix. 5.  [1913 Webster]

  "In his own grace he doth exalt himself."  [1913 Webster]
•  To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.  [1913 Webster]

  "They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted."  [1913 Webster]
•  To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument.  Is. xxxvii. 23.  [1913 Webster]

  "Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice."  [1913 Webster]
•  To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.  [1913 Webster]

  "With chemic art exalts the mineral powers."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Exalt, v.tr.
1 raise in rank or power etc.
2 praise highly.
3 (usu. as exalted adj.) make lofty or noble (exalted aims; an exalted style).

Derivative

exaltedly adv. exaltedness n. exalter n.

Etymology

ME f. L exaltare (as EX-(1), altus high)

THESAURUS

Exalt

acclaim, accord respect to, add to, admire, adore, adulate, advance, aggrandize, amplify, animate, apotheose, apotheosize, appreciate, arouse, augment, awaken, beatify, belaud, bepraise, bless, bless the Lord, blow up, boast of, boost, brag about, broaden, build, build up, canonize, celebrate, cleanse, consecrate, crown, cry up, dedicate, deepen, defer to, deify, devote, dignify, distinguish, doxologize, elate, electrify, elevate, emblazon, encourage, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, enshrine, entertain respect for, enthrone, erect, esteem, eulogize, excite, expand, extend, extol, fatten, favor, fill out, fire, flatter, flush, glamorize, glorify, glorify the Lord, graduate, hallow, heighten, hero-worship, hike, hike up, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, honor, hymn, idolize, immortalize, increase, inflate, inform, inspire, inspirit, intensify, jack up, jump up, kick upstairs, knight, laud, lengthen, lift, lionize, look up to, magnify, make legendary, make much of, maximize, overpraise, panegyrize, parlay, pass, pay tribute, pedestal, pique, porter aux nues, praise, praise God, prefer, prize, promote, puff, puff up, purify, put up, pyramid, quicken, raise, regard, respect, revere, reverence, saint, salute, sanctify, set apart, set up, sharpen, sing praises, spirit up, spur, stimulate, stir up, sublime, thicken, think highly of, think much of, think well of, throne, trumpet, up, upgrade, uplift, upraise, venerate, worship

ROGET THESAURUS

Exalt

Increase

VB increase, augment, add to, enlarge, dilate, grow, wax, get ahead, gain strength, advance, run up, shoot up, rise, ascend, sprout, aggrandize, raise, exalt, deepen, heighten, strengthen, intensify, enhance, magnify, redouble, aggravate, exaggerate, exasperate, exacerbate, add fuel to the flame, oleum addere camino, superadd, spread.

Repute

VB be conscious of glory, be proud of, exult, be vain of, be distinguished, shine, shine forth, figure, cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash, rival, surpass, outshine, outrival, outvie, outjump, emulate, eclipse, throw into the shade, cast into the shade, overshadow, live, flourish, glitter, flaunt, gain honor, acquire honor, play first fiddle, bear the palm, bear the bell, lead the way, take precedence, take the wall of, gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions, take one's degree, pass one's examination, make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world, leave one's mark, exalt one's horn, blow one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after, come into vogue, come to the front, raise one's head, enthrone, signalize, immortalize, deify, exalt to the skies, hand one's name down to posterity, consecrate, dedicate to, devote to, enshrine, inscribe, blazon, lionize, blow the trumpet, crown with laurel, confer honor on, reflect honor on, shed a luster on, redound, to one's honor, ennoble, give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to, honor, accredit, pay regard to, dignify, glorify, sing praises to, lock up to, exalt, aggrandize, elevate, nobilitate.

Approbation

VB approve, approbate, think good, think much of, think well of, think highly of, esteem, value, prize, set great store by, set great store on, do justice to, appreciate, honor, hold in esteem, look up to, admire, like, be in favor of, wish Godspeed, hail, hail with satisfaction, stand up for, stick up for, uphold, hold up, countenance, sanction, clap on the back, pat on the back, keep in countenance, indorse, give credit, recommend, mark with a white mark, mark with a stone, commend, belaud, praise, laud, compliment, pay a tribute, bepraise, clap the hands, applaud, cheer, acclamate, encore, panegyrize, eulogize, cry up, proner, puff, extol, extol to the skies, magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of, flatter, bless, give a blessing to, have a good word for, say a good word for, speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of, sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of, resound the praises of, sing praises to, cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo, redound to the honor, redound to the praise, redound to the credit of, do credit to, deserve praise, recommend itself, pass muster, be praised, receive honorable mention, be in favor with, be in high favor with, ring with the praises of, win golden opinions, gain credit, find favor with, stand well in the opinion of, laudari a laudato viro.

Elevation

VB heighten, elevate, raise, lift, erect, set up, stick up, perch up, perk up, tilt up, rear, hoist, heave, uplift, upraise, uprear, upbear, upcast, uphoist, upheave, buoy, weigh mount, give a lift, exalt, sublimate, place on a pedestal, set on a pedestal, escalate 102, take up, drag up, fish up, dredge, stand up, rise up, get up, jump up, spring to one's feet, hold oneself, hold one's head up, drawn oneself up to his full height.