exalt
verb (used with object)
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate.
had exalted
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past perfectof exalt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Undedicated at Marion, Ohio stood the tomb of the man he had exalted.
From Time Magazine Archive
Leo III. had exalted the Patricius to be emperor for fuller defence.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.
But when the esquire became a king the lady would have none of him, but turned her love to the knight who had exalted him to his high estate.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard
A wide range through the romantic literature of ancient and modern times had exalted while expending her passions.
From Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II by Fuller, Margaret
The Covenanted Church had exalted the Lord Jesus as her Head, and He had exalted her as the light, life, and glory of Scotland.
From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.
