exalt
verb /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/
/ɪɡˈzɔːlt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exalt | /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ |
| he / she / it exalts | /ɪɡˈzɔːlts/ /ɪɡˈzɔːlts/ |
| past simple exalted | /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ |
| past participle exalted | /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ |
| -ing form exalting | /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/ |
- exalt somebody (to something) to make somebody rise to a higher rank or position, sometimes to one that they do not deserve
- His son was exalted to a high position in the government through family connections.
- exalt somebody/something to praise somebody/something very much
- He was exalted as a pillar of the community.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exaltare, from ex- ‘out, upward’ + altus ‘high’.