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Meaning of 'exalt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exalt [ v. t.]
- To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
- To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the presidency.
- To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.
- To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.
- To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument.
- To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.

Meaning of 'exalt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exalt [ v]
Meaning (1):
- raise in rank, character, or status
Example in sentence:
  • exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser
Meaning (2):
- praise, glorify, or honor
Example in sentence:
  • extol the virtues of one's children;
  • glorify one's spouse's cooking
Meaning (3):
- fill with sublime emotion
Example in sentence:
  • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success;
  • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
Meaning (4):
- heighten or intensify
Example in sentence:
  • These paintings exalt the imagination

Nearby Words:

exacerbate exacerbation exacerbescence exacerrated exacerrating exacervation exacinate exacination exacritude exact

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