exalt
[ ig-zawlt ]
/ ɪgˈzɔlt /
Save This Word!
verb (used with object)
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.
SYNONYMS FOR exalt
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of exalt
1375–1425; late Middle English exalten<Latin exaltāre to lift up, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + alt(us) high + -āre infinitive ending
synonym study for exalt
1. See elevate.
OTHER WORDS FROM exalt
ex·alt·er, nounself-ex·alt·ing, adjectivesu·per·ex·alt, verb (used with object)un·ex·alt·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH exalt
exalt , exultDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for exalt
British Dictionary definitions for exalt
exalt
/ (ɪɡˈzɔːlt) /
verb (tr)
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
Derived forms of exalt
exalter, nounWord Origin for exalt
C15: from Latin exaltāre to raise, from altus high
usage for exalt
Exalt is sometimes wrongly used where exult is meant: he was exulting (not exalting) in his win earlier that day
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012