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verb (used with object)
1.
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate: He was exalted to the position of president.
2.
to praise; extol: to exalt someone to the skies.
3.
to stimulate, as the imagination: The lyrics of Shakespeare exalted the audience.
4.
to intensify, as a color: complementary colors exalt each other.
5.
Obsolete. to elate, as with pride or joy.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English exalten < Latin exaltāre to lift up, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + alt(us) high + -āre infinitive ending
1375–1425; late Middle English exalten < Latin exaltāre to lift up, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + alt(us) high + -āre infinitive ending
Related forms
ex·alt·er, noun
self-ex·alt·ing, adjective
su·per·ex·alt, verb (used with object)
un·ex·alt·ing, adjective
Antonyms
1. humble. 2. depreciate.
1. humble. 2. depreciate.
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Example Sentences
- To exalt one over the other seems to me to completely beggar the question.
- They did not exalt order at the cost of liberty.
- It seems there are cycles in the history of the senses, times when we suppress them and times when we exalt them.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | exalt1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to raise high; elevate |
| Etymology: | Latin ex- + altus 'high' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | exalt2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to lift up the voice; to sing praise |
| Etymology: | Latin ex- + altus 'high' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | exalt3 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to raise in estimation or rank; to magnify |
| Etymology: | Latin ex- + altus 'high' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | exalt4 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to intensify, heighten |
| Etymology: | Latin ex- + altus 'high' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | exalt5 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to refine or concentrate, esp. by making more perfect |
| Etymology: | Latin ex- + altus 'high' |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | exalt6 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to fill with joy; to elate |
| Etymology: | Latin ex- + altus 'high' |
| Usage: | transitive |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
exalt
late 14c., from L. exaltare "raise, elevate," from ex- "out, up" + altus "high" (see old). Related: Exalted; exalting.
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