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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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Exalting
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
exalt
late 14c., from L. exaltare "raise, elevate," from ex- "out, up" + altus "high" (see old). Related: Exalted; exalting.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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