单词 | exalt |
释义 | exalt (once / 305 pages) v You might like your manager, but if you exalt her, it means you really put her on a pedestal and treat her like royalty. To exalt is to hold or raise someone up to a high position or status. It doesn't have to mean literally putting that person into a high position, but instead treating them almost like nobility. Overly doting parents exalt their infant to the point where they praise him every time he wets his diaper and call the neighbors over every time he coos. WORD FAMILYexalt: exaltation, exalted, exalting, exalts+/exaltation: exaltations/exalted: exalteder, exaltedly/exalting: exaltingly USAGE EXAMPLESMiraculously, that weight doesn’t crush the movie; it exalts it. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) Now is the time to embrace that exalted status. Time(Dec 22, 2016) The intention was surely to enjoy nights on such an exalted stage more than this but instead the impression persists of accelerating poor form. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) 1v praise, glorify, or honor Syn|Hypo|Hyper extol, glorify, laud, proclaim canonise, canonize treat as a sacred person enskyexalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack uprhapsodize about hymnpraise by singing a hymn praise express approval of 2v raise in rank, character, or status exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser Hypo|Hyper deify exalt to the position of a God elevate, lift, raise raise in rank or condition 3v heighten or intensify These paintings exalt the imagination Syn|Hypo|Hyper animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate encourage inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge onspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts foster, nurturehelp develop, help grow holloencourage somebody by crying hollo cheer, embolden, hearten, recreategive encouragement to draw outmake more sociable bring outencourage to be less reserved goad, spurgive heart or courage to excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of 4v fill with sublime emotion Syn|Hyper beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift fill with high spirits; fill with optimism |
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