exalt
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate: He was exalted to the position of president.
to praise; extol: to exalt someone to the skies.
to stimulate, as the imagination: The lyrics of Shakespeare exalted the audience.
to intensify, as a color: complementary colors exalt each other.
Obsolete. to elate, as with pride or joy.
Origin of exalt
1synonym study For exalt
Other words for exalt
Opposites for exalt
Other words from exalt
- ex·alt·er, noun
- self-ex·alt·ing, adjective
- su·per·ex·alt, verb (used with object)
- un·ex·alt·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with exalt
- exalt , exult
Words Nearby exalt
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How to use exalt in a sentence
Norman Maclean, the author I most associate with Montana, exalts the virtues of packing in the final story in his “A River Runs Through It” collection.
‘Llama therapy’ in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park | Mary Winston Nicklin | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostThese are things that they will never speak about, but it’s, it’s part of the illusion of being unreachable and being exalted from the everyday man.
Washington has a serious tendency to exalt semantics over common sense.
Egypt’s Declaration of Independence: Not So Different From Ours | Christopher Dickey | July 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNot exactly the kind of jobs a new president wants to exalt as the solution of the future.
Starting on Day One, New Ad Lists Everything Romney Would Accomplish | Daniel Stone | May 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Upon the dark mountain lift ye up a banner, exalt the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled: and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
His Last Week | William E. BartonReligion seems to have been invented but to exalt princes above their nations, and to deliver the people to their discretion.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierDo not misunderstand me, however, and imagine that I wish to exalt Chopin at the expense of another great musician.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for exalt
/ (ɪɡˈzɔːlt) /
to raise or elevate in rank, position, dignity, etc
to praise highly; glorify; extol
to stimulate the mind or imagination of; excite
to increase the intensity of (a colour, etc)
to fill with joy or delight; elate
obsolete to lift up physically
Origin of exalt
1usage For exalt
Derived forms of exalt
- exalter, noun
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