exalt

ex·alt

verb \ig-ˈzȯlt\

Definition of EXALT

transitive verb

1

: to raise in rank, power, or character

2

: to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify

3

obsolete : elate

4

: to raise high : elevate

5

: to enhance the activity of : intensify <rousing and exalting the imagination — George Eliot>

intransitive verb

: to induce exaltation

— ex·alt·ed·ly adverb

— ex·alt·er noun

Examples of EXALT

1. His behavior has exalted the power and prestige of his office.
2. The essay exalts the simple beauty of the country.
3. We exalt thee, O Lord.
4. He shamelessly exalts his own role in the peace process.

Origin of EXALT

Middle English, from Latin exaltare, from ex- + altus high — more at old

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to EXALT

Synonyms

aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify

Antonyms

abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

Related Words

boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift; heighten, intensify; idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat; acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise

Near Antonyms

belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize

Rhymes with EXALT

asphalt, assault, basalt, Chennault, cobalt, cross vault, default, desalt, fan vault, foot fault, gestalt, no-fault, pole vault, rock salt, Schwarzwald, stringhalt

ex·alt

transitive verb \ig-ˈzȯlt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of EXALT

: to cause (virulence) to increase <virulence exalted by addition of mucin to a bacterial culture>; also : to increase the virulence of <exalt a virus by repeated rapid passage through susceptible hosts>