exaltv.

/ɛɡˈzɒlt/

/ɛɡˈzɔːlt/

Forms: Also Middle English exsaulte, (1700s exhalt).

Etymology: < Latin exaltāre, < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + altus high. Compare French exalter (16th cent. in Littré). Vulgar Latin had *exaltiare of similar formation and meaning, of which the regular phonetic descendant is Old French essalcier, essaucier, represented in modern French by the two verbs exhausser to lift up, and exaucer to listen favourably to (a prayer): with the latter compare 6.

a. transitive. To raise or set up on high; to lift up, elevate. In physical sense now archaic or rhetorical, or in humorously bombastic use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > raise

heave971

hevenOE

onheaveOE

rearOE

highOE

arearc1175

to set above (also aloft, high, on high)c1275

upbraidc1275

to set upc1290

lifta1300

upheavea1300

upraisea1300

upreara1300

enhancec1300

araise1303

hance1303

uplifta1340

lift1362

raisec1384

upbear1390

uphancec1390

advancea1393

haut?a1400

to put upa1400

verec1400

hainc1440

inhigh1483

elevate1497

uphigh1513

alifta1522

height1530

heighten1530

exalt1535

extol1549

sublevate1559

rouse?1567

attol1578

elate1578

vaunce1582

dight1590

higher1592

tower1596

to fetch up1612

relevate1620

screwa1625

transcend1635

stilt1649

allevate1696

stiltify1860

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras xv. 53 Thou haddest..slayne my chosen, exaltinge the stroke of thy handes.

1582 Bible (Rheims) Matt. xi. 23 Thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted vp to heauen?

1613 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times 954 Exalting his Courtlax to strike the stroke.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. iii. 8 I haue seene Th'ambitious Ocean swell..To be exalted with the threatning Clouds.

1698 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 401 Yesterday one Hoyle was fined; as also to be exalted in the market place..instead of a pillory.

1712 A. Pope Messiah in Spectator No. 350 Imperial Salem rise! Exalt thy Tow'ry Head.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad i. 36 Exalt your heads ye oaks.

1823 C. Lamb Mod. Gallantry in Elia 184 Exalting his umbrella over her poor basket of fruit.

1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 287 Let the rogues swing, And thus be exalted.

b. transferred. To ‘lift up’ (the voice, a song). archaic. Cf. enhance v. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > impart specific tone or quality [verb (transitive)] > raise voice

uphancec1390

raise1603

exalt1611

elevate1618

to tune up1701

1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings xix. 22 Against whome hast thou exalted thy voyce?

1709 M. Prior Henry & Emma 737 Now, Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice.

1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) i. 12 The warbling birds exalt the choral lay.

1795 A. Musgrave Cicely I. 35 Jane, exalting her voice, cried, etc.

2. In various figurative or non-material senses:

a. To raise in rank, honour, estimation, power, or wealth. †Formerly occasionally with title as compl. †Also (rarely) with up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)]

heavec825

higheOE

brightenOE

clarifya1340

glorifya1340

enhancec1374

stellifyc1384

biga1400

exalt?a1400

raisea1400

shrinea1400

to bear up?a1425

enhighc1440

erect?a1475

assumec1503

amount1523

dignifya1530

to set up1535

extol1545

enthronize1547

augment1567

sublimate?1567

sublime1568

assumptc1571

begoda1576

royalize1589

suscitate1598

swell1601

consecrate1605

realize1611

reara1616

sphere1615

ingreata1620

superexalta1626

soara1627

ascend1628

rise1628

embroider1629

apotheose1632

grandize1640

engreaten1641

engrandizea1652

mount1651

intronificate1653

magnificent1656

superposit1661

grandify1665

heroify1677

apotheosize1695

enthrone1699

aggrandize1702

pantheonize1801

hoist1814

princify1847

queen1880

heroize1887

?a1400 Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) I. 9 The three tryalles in a throne, And trewe Trenitie, Be grounded in my God heade, Exsaulted by my excelencye.

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. x One she [Fortune] can high in riches exalte And an other plonge in pouertye.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxix. f. cxl Wyllyam exalted the Normans, and gaue vnto theym the Chief possessyons of the lande.

1565 W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory ii. xii. f. 236 Proue me that your moother Churche prayeth not for the departed..yowe shall be exalted vpp for euer.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 72 It seemeth lykely that you will aspire to take his crowne from him, and to be exalted king your selfe.

1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. xxi. 26 Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

a1658 E. Waller To my Ld. Protector in Poems xxi Still as you rise, the state, exalted too, Finds no distemper.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 736 Scepter'd Angels..whom the supreme King Exalted to such power.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lxvii. 304 Society can exalt the meanest and worst of men.

1861 T. E. May Constit. Hist. Eng. (1863) I. i. 10 He [George III] came to the throne determined to exalt the kingly office.

†b. To elate with pride, joy, etc. Also intransitive for reflexive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [verb (intransitive)]

exalta1533

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > affect with pleasurable excitement [verb (transitive)]

extol1526

exalta1533

pauchtc1602

elevate1634

heave1863

the mind > emotion > pride > be proud [verb (intransitive)] > be elated with pride

exalta1533

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rapture or ecstasy > transport with rapture or ecstasy [verb (transitive)]

ravishc1390

rap1509

extol1526

exalta1533

reave1556

rape1566

rapt?1577

enravish1596

trance1597

to carry out1599

ecstasy1631

translate1631

elevate1634

rapture1636

ecstatize1654

enrapture1740

ecstasiate1823

ecstasize1835

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. I.v^v With a littell fauour ye wyl exalt, augement, and grow into gret prid.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 44 When the Empresse had..committed the king to warde..she was not therewith a little exalted.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiv. 66 Not so hot, in his owne grace hee doth exalt himselfe more then in your aduancement.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 95 The Covenanters..were very reasonably exalted with this Success.

1713 A. Pope Ode Musick 3 Musick..when the Soul is press'd with Cares Exalts her in enlivening Airs.

c. reflexive. To assume superiority. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > pretend to superiority [verb (reflexive)]

to bear up?a1425

authorize1590

exalt1611

ritz1911

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Kings i. 5 Then Adoniiah the sonne of Haggith exalted himselfe, saying, I wil be king.

1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion iii. i Exalt thyself past limits of my law, I feed thee still.

in extended use.1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 73 That the Salt does not exalt itself above the Sulphur.

d. To praise, extol, magnify. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > commend or praise [verb (transitive)]

heryc735

mickleeOE

loveOE

praise?c1225

upraisea1300

alosec1300

commenda1340

allow1340

laud1377

lose1377

avauntc1380

magnifya1382

enhancea1400

roosea1400

recommendc1400

recommanda1413

to bear up?a1425

exalt1430

to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445

laudifyc1470

gloryc1475

advance1483

to bear out1485

prizec1485

to be or to have in laudationa1500

joya1500

extol1509

collaud1512

concend?1521

solemnize?1521

celebrate1522

stellify1523

to set up1535

well-word1547

predicate1552

glorify1557

to set forth1565

admire1566

to be up with1592

voice1594

magnificate1598

plaud1598

concelebrate1599

encomionize1599

to con laud1602

applauda1616

panegyrize1617

acclamate1624

to set offa1625

acclaim1626

raise1645

complement1649

encomiate1651

voguec1661

phrase1675

to set out1688

Alexander1700

talk1723

panegyricize1777

bemouth1799

eulogizea1810

rhapsodize1819

crack up1829

rhapsody1847

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. v He that lyst her name so hyghe exalte.

c1450 Story Alexander in Wars Alexander 281 God hath sent me..for texalte and magnifye hys lawe.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Qiii And exaltyng it [sc. his holy lyfe] moste hye, meke thy selfe in herte moost lowe.

?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Ti ^v In heuen..They may laude And exalte with the saintes.

a1554 J. Croke tr. Thirteen Psalms (1844) li. 18 My tonge shall both daye and houre, Dewly exalte thy iustice styll.

1611 Bible (King James) Psalms xxxiv. 3 O magnifie the Lord with me, and let vs exalt his name together.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 132 Taking opportunely hold of an occasion..to exalt the valour of the younger [Prince].

1719 I. Watts Psalms of David 255 Exalt the Lord our God.

1841 T. Hood Tale of Trumpet i, in New Monthly Mag. May 123 All remedies fail'd;..though some (like the brandy and salt We now exalt) Had made a noise in the public ear.

e. To raise to a higher class, a higher degree of value or excellence; to dignify, ennoble.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > impart nobility to

noblec1380

transfigurec1380

nobley?a1439

noblish1483

ennoble1502

gentle1532

nobilitate1542

ennoblize1598

ennoblishc1600

sublimate1601

greaten1627

exalt1711

annoblize1731

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 4. ⁋8 I shall not lower but exalt the Subjects I treat upon.

1788 T. Reid Aristotle's Logic iv. §3. 80 A negative may be exalted into an affirmative.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1772 I. 368 Men less exalted by spiritual habits.

1836 R. W. Emerson Lang. in Nature iv. 39 The moment our discourse..is..exalted by thought, it clothes itself in images.

f. To stimulate (powers) to higher activity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire [verb (transitive)]

inblowc975

flamec1380

inspire1390

inflate1530

mounta1546

adblast1548

heighten1604

inspirita1661

to work up1681

exalt1744

inspiratea1806

1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 67 Each Liquid..Inflames, refreshes, or exalts the Taste.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss III. vi. iii. 43 Trivial causes had the effect of rousing and exalting her imagination.

†3.

a. In Alchemy and early Chemistry: To raise (a substance or its qualities) to a higher ‘degree’; hence, in wider sense, to raise in quality, refine, mature; to intensify, render more powerful (physical agents or effects). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical processes > [verb (transitive)] > refining

exalt1471

exaltate1471

graduate1646

glorify1658

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > undergo chemical reactions or processes [verb] > undergo chemical reactions or processes (named) > undergo or subject to refining or exaltation

exalt1471

1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy x, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 178 Then up to Hevyn they must Exaltyd be..to be intronyzate In Clowds of clerenesse.

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. *iij^v A liquid Medicine whose Qualitie of heate is in the 4. degree exalted.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. i. sig. B2 Haue I..Sublim'd thee, and exalted thee, and fix'd thee I'the third region?

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 67 Other Stones, being exalted to that degree [of hardness].

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxiv. 400 The Hours produce Their [vines'] latent buds, and Sol exalts the juice.

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §44 Oil, purified and exalted by the organical powers of the plant.

1790 A. Crawford in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 402 A little strong vitriolic acid, by which the smell was exalted, and a slight effervescence was produced.

a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 52 This is Jacobinism sublimed and exalted into most pure..essence.

1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. v. 224 The seeds of plants exalted by cultivation.

†b. To volatilize, carry off in vapour. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > [verb (transitive)] > emit as fumes or vapour > carry off in vapour

exalt1698

1698 W. Harris & J. Keill tr. N. Lémery Course Chym. (ed. 3) iii. iii. 735 The fuliginosity which made it black will be exalted, and leave the Harts-horn white.

4. To raise in degree, intensify, heighten.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of

multiplya1398

sharpenc1450

heighten1523

height1528

strengthen1546

aggravate1549

enhance1559

intend1603

enrich1620

re-enforce1625

wheel1632

reinforce1660

support1691

richen1795

to give a weight to1796

intensify1817

exalt1850

intensate1856

to step up1920

to hot up1937

ramp1981

1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 92 If this intensity be exalted to a certain point the sulphuret becomes luminous.

1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 202 They [varnishes] enliven or exalt the colours by their colourless transparency.

1870 Eng. Mech. 4 Feb. 512/2 To colour gold, or as it is technically called, to exalt the colour of gold.

5. Astrology in passive of a heavenly body: To be in the position of greatest influence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > influence [verb (intransitive)] > be in position of greatest influence

exalt1647

1647 Almanak for 1386, 2 The Son is exalted and raised uppe in þe 19 gre of þe Ram, þe Mone is exalted in þe 3 gre of þe Bul.

1652 N. Culpeper Eng. Physitian Enlarged (1656) 48 Saturn being exalted in Libra, in the house of Venus.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. at Exaltation If power may be deemed exaltation, all planets must be exalted when they arrive at their northern nodes, and advance towards our zenith.

6. Of a deity: To grant (a prayer) [after Old French essalcier, French exaucer] .Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)]

thave835

baithea1350

consentc1386

accordc1400

agreea1413

sustainc1425

to fall to ——a1450

exalt1490

avow1530

to stand satisfactory to1576

teem1584

assent1637

to close with1654

fiat1831

to stand in1911

wear1925

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos (1890) xvi. 61 The god almyghty Iupyter..wolde exalte his requeste.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	exalt
释义	† exaltn. Etymology: < exalt v. Obsolete. The action of exalting; in quot. 1607 = exaltation n. 2c. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > an instance, act, or expression of commendation1535 good words1535 suffrage1566 commend1606 exalt1607 commendatory1641 exaltation1650 back-pat1894 cheerleading1902 rave1926 rap1939 bouquet1955 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vi. 2 To the exalt of the most seruiceable beast that euer was created. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). exaltadj. Etymology: short for exalted adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: eˈxalt. = exalted adj. ΚΠ 1871 R. Browning Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau 126 Bravest of the brave Doers, exalt in Science. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country ii. 75 Out I stand Exalt and safe, and bid low earth adieu. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). exaltv. /ɛɡˈzɒlt//ɛɡˈzɔːlt/ Forms: Also Middle English exsaulte, (1700s exhalt). Etymology: < Latin exaltāre, < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + altus high. Compare French exalter (16th cent. in Littré). Vulgar Latin had exaltiare of similar formation and meaning, of which the regular phonetic descendant is Old French essalcier, essaucier, represented in modern French by the two verbs exhausser* to lift up, and exaucer to listen favourably to (a prayer): with the latter compare 6. 1. a. transitive. To raise or set up on high; to lift up, elevate. In physical sense now archaic or rhetorical, or in humorously bombastic use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > raise heave971 hevenOE onheaveOE rearOE highOE arearc1175 to set above (also aloft, high, on high)c1275 upbraidc1275 to set upc1290 lifta1300 upheavea1300 upraisea1300 upreara1300 enhancec1300 araise1303 hance1303 uplifta1340 lift1362 raisec1384 upbear1390 uphancec1390 advancea1393 haut?a1400 to put upa1400 verec1400 hainc1440 inhigh1483 elevate1497 uphigh1513 alifta1522 height1530 heighten1530 exalt1535 extol1549 sublevate1559 rouse?1567 attol1578 elate1578 vaunce1582 dight1590 higher1592 tower1596 to fetch up1612 relevate1620 screwa1625 transcend1635 stilt1649 allevate1696 stiltify1860 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras xv. 53 Thou haddest..slayne my chosen, exaltinge the stroke of thy handes. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Matt. xi. 23 Thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted vp to heauen? 1613 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times 954 Exalting his Courtlax to strike the stroke. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. iii. 8 I haue seene Th'ambitious Ocean swell..To be exalted with the threatning Clouds. View more context for this quotation 1698 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 401 Yesterday one Hoyle was fined; as also to be exalted in the market place..instead of a pillory. 1712 A. Pope Messiah in Spectator No. 350 Imperial Salem rise! Exalt thy Tow'ry Head. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad i. 36 Exalt your heads ye oaks. 1823 C. Lamb Mod. Gallantry in Elia 184 Exalting his umbrella over her poor basket of fruit. 1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 287 Let the rogues swing, And thus be exalted. b. transferred. To ‘lift up’ (the voice, a song). archaic. Cf. enhance v. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > impart specific tone or quality [verb (transitive)] > raise voice uphancec1390 raise1603 exalt1611 elevate1618 to tune up1701 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings xix. 22 Against whome hast thou exalted thy voyce? View more context for this quotation 1709 M. Prior Henry & Emma 737 Now, Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. 1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) i. 12 The warbling birds exalt the choral lay. 1795 A. Musgrave Cicely I. 35 Jane, exalting her voice, cried, etc. 2. In various figurative or non-material senses: a. To raise in rank, honour, estimation, power, or wealth. †Formerly occasionally with title as compl. †Also (rarely) with up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] heavec825 higheOE brightenOE clarifya1340 glorifya1340 enhancec1374 stellifyc1384 biga1400 exalt?a1400 raisea1400 shrinea1400 to bear up?a1425 enhighc1440 erect?a1475 assumec1503 amount1523 dignifya1530 to set up1535 extol1545 enthronize1547 augment1567 sublimate?1567 sublime1568 assumptc1571 begoda1576 royalize1589 suscitate1598 swell1601 consecrate1605 realize1611 reara1616 sphere1615 ingreata1620 superexalta1626 soara1627 ascend1628 rise1628 embroider1629 apotheose1632 grandize1640 engreaten1641 engrandizea1652 mount1651 intronificate1653 magnificent1656 superposit1661 grandify1665 heroify1677 apotheosize1695 enthrone1699 aggrandize1702 pantheonize1801 hoist1814 princify1847 queen1880 heroize1887 ?a1400 Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) I. 9 The three tryalles in a throne, And trewe Trenitie, Be grounded in my God heade, Exsaulted by my excelencye. 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. x One she [Fortune] can high in riches exalte And an other plonge in pouertye. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxix. f. cxl Wyllyam exalted the Normans, and gaue vnto theym the Chief possessyons of the lande. 1565 W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory ii. xii. f. 236 Proue me that your moother Churche prayeth not for the departed..yowe shall be exalted vpp for euer. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 72 It seemeth lykely that you will aspire to take his crowne from him, and to be exalted king your selfe. 1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. xxi. 26 Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. View more context for this quotation a1658 E. Waller To my Ld. Protector in Poems xxi Still as you rise, the state, exalted too, Finds no distemper. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 736 Scepter'd Angels..whom the supreme King Exalted to such power. View more context for this quotation 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lxvii. 304 Society can exalt the meanest and worst of men. 1861 T. E. May Constit. Hist. Eng. (1863) I. i. 10 He [George III] came to the throne determined to exalt the kingly office. †b. To elate with pride, joy, etc. Also intransitive for reflexive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [verb (intransitive)] exalta1533 the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > affect with pleasurable excitement [verb (transitive)] extol1526 exalta1533 pauchtc1602 elevate1634 heave1863 the mind > emotion > pride > be proud [verb (intransitive)] > be elated with pride exalta1533 the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rapture or ecstasy > transport with rapture or ecstasy [verb (transitive)] ravishc1390 rap1509 extol1526 exalta1533 reave1556 rape1566 rapt?1577 enravish1596 trance1597 to carry out1599 ecstasy1631 translate1631 elevate1634 rapture1636 ecstatize1654 enrapture1740 ecstasiate1823 ecstasize1835 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. I.v^v With a littell fauour ye wyl exalt, augement, and grow into gret prid. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 44 When the Empresse had..committed the king to warde..she was not therewith a little exalted. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiv. 66 Not so hot, in his owne grace hee doth exalt himselfe more then in your aduancement. View more context for this quotation 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 95 The Covenanters..were very reasonably exalted with this Success. 1713 A. Pope Ode Musick 3 Musick..when the Soul is press'd with Cares Exalts her in enlivening Airs. c. reflexive. To assume superiority. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > pretend to superiority [verb (reflexive)] to bear up?a1425 authorize1590 exalt1611 ritz1911 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Kings i. 5 Then Adoniiah the sonne of Haggith exalted himselfe, saying, I wil be king. View more context for this quotation 1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion iii. i Exalt thyself past limits of my law, I feed thee still. in extended use.1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 73 That the Salt does not exalt itself above the Sulphur. d. To praise, extol, magnify. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > commend or praise [verb (transitive)] heryc735 mickleeOE loveOE praise?c1225 upraisea1300 alosec1300 commenda1340 allow1340 laud1377 lose1377 avauntc1380 magnifya1382 enhancea1400 roosea1400 recommendc1400 recommanda1413 to bear up?a1425 exalt1430 to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445 laudifyc1470 gloryc1475 advance1483 to bear out1485 prizec1485 to be or to have in laudationa1500 joya1500 extol1509 collaud1512 concend?1521 solemnize?1521 celebrate1522 stellify1523 to set up1535 well-word1547 predicate1552 glorify1557 to set forth1565 admire1566 to be up with1592 voice1594 magnificate1598 plaud1598 concelebrate1599 encomionize1599 to con laud1602 applauda1616 panegyrize1617 acclamate1624 to set offa1625 acclaim1626 raise1645 complement1649 encomiate1651 voguec1661 phrase1675 to set out1688 Alexander1700 talk1723 panegyricize1777 bemouth1799 eulogizea1810 rhapsodize1819 crack up1829 rhapsody1847 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. v He that lyst her name so hyghe exalte. c1450 Story Alexander in Wars Alexander 281 God hath sent me..for texalte and magnifye hys lawe. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Qiii And exaltyng it [sc. his holy lyfe] moste hye, meke thy selfe in herte moost lowe. ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Ti ^v In heuen..They may laude And exalte with the saintes. a1554 J. Croke tr. Thirteen Psalms (1844) li. 18 My tonge shall both daye and houre, Dewly exalte thy iustice styll. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms xxxiv. 3 O magnifie the Lord with me, and let vs exalt his name together. View more context for this quotation 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 132 Taking opportunely hold of an occasion..to exalt the valour of the younger [Prince]. 1719 I. Watts Psalms of David 255 Exalt the Lord our God. 1841 T. Hood Tale of Trumpet i, in New Monthly Mag. May 123 All remedies fail'd;..though some (like the brandy and salt We now exalt) Had made a noise in the public ear. e. To raise to a higher class, a higher degree of value or excellence; to dignify, ennoble. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > impart nobility to noblec1380 transfigurec1380 nobley?a1439 noblish1483 ennoble1502 gentle1532 nobilitate1542 ennoblize1598 ennoblishc1600 sublimate1601 greaten1627 exalt1711 annoblize1731 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 4. ⁋8 I shall not lower but exalt the Subjects I treat upon. 1788 T. Reid Aristotle's Logic iv. §3. 80 A negative may be exalted into an affirmative. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1772 I. 368 Men less exalted by spiritual habits. 1836 R. W. Emerson Lang. in Nature iv. 39 The moment our discourse..is..exalted by thought, it clothes itself in images. f. To stimulate (powers) to higher activity. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire [verb (transitive)] inblowc975 flamec1380 inspire1390 inflate1530 mounta1546 adblast1548 heighten1604 inspirita1661 to work up1681 exalt1744 inspiratea1806 1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 67 Each Liquid..Inflames, refreshes, or exalts the Taste. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss III. vi. iii. 43 Trivial causes had the effect of rousing and exalting her imagination. †3. a. In Alchemy and early Chemistry: To raise (a substance or its qualities) to a higher ‘degree’; hence, in wider sense, to raise in quality, refine, mature; to intensify, render more powerful (physical agents or effects). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical processes > [verb (transitive)] > refining exalt1471 exaltate1471 graduate1646 glorify1658 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > undergo chemical reactions or processes [verb] > undergo chemical reactions or processes (named) > undergo or subject to refining or exaltation exalt1471 1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy x, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 178 Then up to Hevyn they must Exaltyd be..to be intronyzate In Clowds of clerenesse. 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. iij^v A liquid Medicine whose Qualitie of heate is in the 4. degree exalted. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist* i. i. sig. B2 Haue I..Sublim'd thee, and exalted thee, and fix'd thee I'the third region? View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 67 Other Stones, being exalted to that degree [of hardness]. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxiv. 400 The Hours produce Their [vines'] latent buds, and Sol exalts the juice. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §44 Oil, purified and exalted by the organical powers of the plant. 1790 A. Crawford in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 402 A little strong vitriolic acid, by which the smell was exalted, and a slight effervescence was produced. a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 52 This is Jacobinism sublimed and exalted into most pure..essence. 1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. v. 224 The seeds of plants exalted by cultivation. †b. To volatilize, carry off in vapour. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > [verb (transitive)] > emit as fumes or vapour > carry off in vapour exalt1698 1698 W. Harris & J. Keill tr. N. Lémery Course Chym. (ed. 3) iii. iii. 735 The fuliginosity which made it black will be exalted, and leave the Harts-horn white. 4. To raise in degree, intensify, heighten. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase the intensity of multiplya1398 sharpenc1450 heighten1523 height1528 strengthen1546 aggravate1549 enhance1559 intend1603 enrich1620 re-enforce1625 wheel1632 reinforce1660 support1691 richen1795 to give a weight to1796 intensify1817 exalt1850 intensate1856 to step up1920 to hot up1937 ramp1981 1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 92 If this intensity be exalted to a certain point the sulphuret becomes luminous. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 202 They [varnishes] enliven or exalt the colours by their colourless transparency. 1870 Eng. Mech. 4 Feb. 512/2 To colour gold, or as it is technically called, to exalt the colour of gold. 5. Astrology in passive of a heavenly body: To be in the position of greatest influence. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > influence [verb (intransitive)] > be in position of greatest influence exalt1647 1647 Almanak for 1386, 2 The Son is exalted and raised uppe in þe 19 gre of þe Ram, þe Mone is exalted in þe 3 gre of þe Bul. 1652 N. Culpeper Eng. Physitian Enlarged (1656) 48 Saturn being exalted in Libra, in the house of Venus. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. at Exaltation If power may be deemed exaltation, all planets must be exalted when they arrive at their northern nodes, and advance towards our zenith. 6. Of a deity: To grant (a prayer) [after Old French essalcier, French exaucer] .Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] thave835 baithea1350 consentc1386 accordc1400 agreea1413 sustainc1425 to fall to ——a1450 exalt1490 avow1530 to stand satisfactory to1576 teem1584 assent1637 to close with1654 fiat1831 to stand in1911 wear1925 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos (1890) xvi. 61 The god almyghty Iupyter..wolde exalte his requeste. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1607adj.1871v.?a1400
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