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单词 exalt
释义

exalt

verb

ex·​alt ig-ˈzȯlt How to pronounce exalt (audio)
exalted; exalting; exalts

transitive verb

1
: to raise in rank, power, or character
2
: to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify
3
obsolete : elate
4
: to raise high : elevate
5
: to enhance the activity of : intensify
rousing and exalting the imagination George Eliot

intransitive verb

: to induce exaltation
exalter noun

Synonyms

  • aggrandize
  • canonize
  • deify
  • dignify
  • elevate
  • ennoble
  • enshrine
  • ensky
  • enthrone
  • glorify
  • magnify
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Example Sentences

His behavior has exalted the power and prestige of his office. The essay exalts the simple beauty of the country. We exalt thee, O Lord. He shamelessly exalts his own role in the peace process.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin exaltare, from ex- + altus high — more at old

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

exalt

verb

ex·​alt ig-ˈzȯlt How to pronounce exalt (audio)
exalted; exalting
1
: to raise to a higher level
The king exalted his loyal servant to a councillor.
2
: to praise highly
… these young Cratchits danced about the table, and exalted Master Peter Cratchit to the skies … Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Medical Definition

exalt

transitive verb

ex·​alt ig-ˈzȯlt How to pronounce exalt (audio)
: to cause (virulence) to increase
virulence exalted by addition of mucin to a bacterial culture
also : to increase the virulence of
exalt a virus by repeated rapid passage through susceptible hosts

exalt

verb

1
as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • elevate
  • promote
  • ennoble
  • glorify
  • enthrone
  • aggrandize
  • lift
  • magnify
  • dignify
  • enshrine
  • deify
  • canonize
  • honor
  • uplift
  • praise
  • raise
  • heighten
  • upgrade
  • boost
  • intensify
  • ensky
  • idealize
  • romanticize
  • extol
  • laud
  • sanitize
  • sugarcoat
  • acclaim
  • extoll

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humiliate
  • degrade
  • humble
  • demean
  • disparage
  • belittle
  • abase
  • minimize
  • detract
  • decry
  • depreciate
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2
as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • praise
  • celebrate
  • bless
  • hymn
  • worship
  • extol
  • laud
  • glorify
  • magnify
  • extoll
  • resound
  • emblazon
  • salute
  • applaud
  • carol
  • idolize
  • cheer
  • commend
  • compliment
  • hail
  • deify
  • chant
  • eulogize
  • renown
  • acclaim
  • adore
  • cite
  • flatter
  • rhapsodize
  • belaud
  • recommend
  • tout
  • crack up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • criticize
  • blame
  • reprehend
  • censure
  • admonish
  • chide
  • reprove
  • reprobate
  • rebuke
  • reproach
  • castigate
  • lambaste
  • reprimand
  • lambast
  • keelhaul
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