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ex⋅alt

[ig-zawlt]
–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 ME exalten < L exaltāre to lift up, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + alt(us) high + -āre inf. ending


ex⋅alt⋅er, noun


1. promote, dignify, raise, ennoble. See elevate. 2. glorify.


1. humble. 2. depreciate.
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ex·alt   (ĭg-zôlt')   
tr.v.   ex·alt·ed, ex·alt·ing, ex·alts
  1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate: exalted the shepherd to the rank of grand vizier.

  2. To glorify, praise, or honor.

  3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten: works of art that exalt the imagination.

  4. Obsolete To fill with sublime emotion; elate.


[Middle English exalten, from Latin exaltāre : ex-, up, away; see ex- + altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·alt'er n.
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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
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Word Origin & History

exalt 
1389 (implied in exaltation), from L. exaltare "raise, elevate," from ex- "out, up" + altus "high."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·alt
Pronunciation: ig-'zolt
Function: transitive verb
: to cause (virulence) to increase exalted byaddition of mucin to a bacterial culture>; also : to increase the virulence of <exalt a virus by repeated rapid passage through susceptible hosts>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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