exalt

1 to assign a high status or value to popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday Synonyms of exalt aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify Words Related to exalt boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift; heighten, intensify; idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat; acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise Near Antonyms of exalt belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize Antonyms of exalt abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

2 to proclaim the glory of monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess Synonyms of exalt bless, carol, celebrate, emblazon, praise, extol (also extoll), glorify, hymn, laud, magnify, resoundWords Related to exalt adore, belaud, deify, idolize, worship; acclaim, applaud, commend, compliment, hail, renown, salute; chant, cheer, eulogize, rhapsodize; cite; flatter; crack up, recommend, toutNear Antonyms of exalt blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate; criticize, reprove; admonish, chide, keelhaul, rebuke, reprimand, reproach; castigate, lambaste (or lambast)