exalt
verb
ex·alt ig-ˈzȯlt 
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
George Eliotintransitive 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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ELLE, 11 Aug. 2022 My home town, on the other hand, had no capacity whatsoever to exalt my neurosis into something thrilling, and I was supremely disgruntled to find myself back there—and back in my old room in my parents’ house. The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 This week marked the 40th anniversary of Celebration, a biennial festival drawing thousands to Juneau every other year to honor and exalt the region’s Indigenous peoples. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022 What the exhibition does throughout 13 period rooms is exalt the unsung heroes and the less-than-always-glamorous backbone of American style. Steff Yotka, Vogue, 2 May 2022 My two favorite All’Antico sandwiches exalt the Tuscan art of salumi by including only meat and cheese, the saltiness of each sharpened by a drizzle of truffle honey. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022 Kings have used it to exalt themselves, tyrants to decide which people to purge. Maud Newton, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2022 Graham sought to exalt the ordinary becoming extraordinary, citing the moment of happiness in the film Grave of the Fireflies (1988) when a character tries on everyday objects, like blankets and sheets. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2022 Our literature, our films, our drama, our folklore all exalt it... Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 Jan. 2022 See More 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
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
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Medical Definition
exalt
transitive verb
ex·alt ig-ˈzȯlt
: 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
exalting 1 of 2
adjective
as in canonizing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- canonizing
- enshrining
- glorifying
- testimonial
- dedicatory
- commemorating
- memorializing
- memorial
- honorary
- epitaphic
- commemorative
- epitaphial
exalting
2 of 2verb
1
as in elevating
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
- elevating
- ennobling
- promoting
- deifying
- glorifying
- aggrandizing
- lifting
- enthroning
- dignifying
- canonizing
- enshrining
- praising
- magnifying
- honoring
- uplifting
- raising
- heightening
- upgrading
- boosting
- intensifying
- acclaiming
- idealizing
- enskying
- romanticizing
- extolling
- lauding
- sanitizing
- sugarcoating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- degrading
- humbling
- humiliating
- belittling
- demeaning
- abasing
- minimizing
- decrying
- disparaging
- detracting
- depreciating
2
as in praising
to proclaim the glory of monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess Synonyms & Similar Words
- praising
- celebrating
- blessing
- hymning
- extolling
- worshipping
- worshiping
- lauding
- glorifying
- emblazoning
- saluting
- magnifying
- applauding
- commending
- resounding
- cheering
- idolizing
- acclaiming
- deifying
- complimenting
- hailing
- chanting
- carolling
- caroling
- eulogizing
- citing
- adoring
- rhapsodizing
- flattering
- belauding
- recommending
- renowning
- touting
- cracking up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- criticizing
- blaming
- censuring
- chiding
- admonishing
- rebuking
- reproving
- reprobating
- reproaching
- reprimanding
- castigating
- reprehending
- lambasting
- keelhauling