'Exalt' definitions:
Definition of 'exalt'
(from WordNet)
verb
Praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]
verb
Fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify]
verb
Heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt]
verb
Raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
Definition of 'Exalt'
From: GCIDE
- Exalt \Ex*alt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exalted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exalting.] [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See Altitude.]
- 1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up. [1913 Webster]
- I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. --Is. xiv. 13. [1913 Webster]
- Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the presidency. [1913 Webster]
- Righteousness exalteth a nation. --Prov. xiv. 34. [1913 Webster]
- He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. --Luke xiv. 11. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. "Exalt ye the Lord." --Ps. xcix. 5. [1913 Webster]
- In his own grace he doth exalt himself. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate. [1913 Webster]
- They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. --Is. xxxvii. 23. [1913 Webster]
- Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies. [1913 Webster]
- With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exalt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclaim,
- accord respect to,
- add to,
- admire,
- adore,
- adulate,
- advance,
- aggrandize,
- amplify,
- animate,
- apotheose,
- apotheosize,
- appreciate,
- arouse,
- augment,
- awaken,
- beatify,
- belaud,
- bepraise,
- bless,
- bless the Lord,
- blow up,
- boast of,
- boost,
- brag about,
- broaden,
- build,
- build up,
- canonize,
- celebrate,
- cleanse,
- consecrate,
- crown,
- cry up,
- dedicate,
- deepen,
- defer to,
- deify,
- devote,
- dignify,
- distinguish,
- doxologize,
- elate,
- electrify,
- elevate,
- emblazon,
- encourage,
- enhance,
- enlarge,
- ennoble,
- enshrine,
- entertain respect for,
- enthrone,
- erect,
- esteem,
- eulogize,
- excite,
- expand,
- extend,
- extol,
- fatten,
- favor,
- fill out,
- fire,
- flatter,
- flush,
- glamorize,
- glorify,
- glorify the Lord,
- graduate,
- hallow,
- heighten,
- hero-worship,
- hike,
- hike up,
- hold in esteem,
- hold in reverence,
- honor,
- hymn,
- idolize,
- immortalize,
- increase,
- inflate,
- inform,
- inspire,
- inspirit,
- intensify,
- jack up,
- jump up,
- kick upstairs,
- knight,
- laud,
- lengthen,
- lift,
- lionize,
- look up to,
- magnify,
- make legendary,
- make much of,
- maximize,
- overpraise,
- panegyrize,
- parlay,
- pass,
- pay tribute,
- pedestal,
- pique,
- porter aux nues,
- praise,
- praise God,
- prefer,
- prize,
- promote,
- puff,
- puff up,
- purify,
- put up,
- pyramid,
- quicken,
- raise,
- regard,
- respect,
- revere,
- reverence,
- saint,
- salute,
- sanctify,
- set apart,
- set up,
- sharpen,
- sing praises,
- spirit up,
- spur,
- stimulate,
- stir up,
- sublime,
- thicken,
- think highly of,
- think much of,
- think well of,
- throne,
- trumpet,
- up,
- upgrade,
- uplift,
- upraise,
- venerate,
- worship