exalt (verb)

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• exalt — ► VERB 1) praise or regard highly. 2) raise to a higher rank or position. ORIGIN Latin exaltare, from altus high …   English terms dictionary

• exalt — verb (T) formal 1 to put someone or something into a high rank or position 2 to praise someone, especially God: Exalt ye the Lord …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• exalt — verb 1) they exalted their hero Syn: extol, praise, acclaim, esteem; pay homage to, revere, venerate, worship, lionize, idolize, look up to; informal put on a pedestal, laud Ant: disparage, despi …   Thesaurus of popular words

• exalt — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exaltare, from ex + altus high more at old Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to raise in rank, power, or character 2. to elevate by praise or in estimation ; glorify 3. obsolete elate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exalt — UK [ɪɡˈzɔːlt] / US [ɪɡˈzɔlt] verb [transitive] Word forms exalt : present tense I/you/we/they exalt he/she/it exalts present participle exalting past tense exalted past participle exalted formal 1) to praise someone or something very much 2) if… …   English dictionary

• exalt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. elevate, raise, lift up, dignify, honor; praise, glorify, magnify, extol, aggrandize, elate, uplift; intensify, heighten. See approbation, repute, increase. Ant., abase. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …   English dictionary for students

• exalt — [[t]ɪgzɔ͟ːlt[/t]] exalts, exalting, exalted VERB To exalt someone or something means to praise them very highly. [FORMAL] [V n] However difficult she might have been, this book exalts her as both mother and muse... [V n] His work exalts all those …   English dictionary

• exalt — /əgˈzɔlt / (say uhg zawlt), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (t) 1. to elevate in rank, honour, power, character, quality, etc.: exalted to the position of president. 2. to praise; extol: to exalt someone to the skies. 3. Obsolete to elate, as with pride or… …  

• exalt — 1. verb a) To honor; to hold in high esteem. They exalted their queen. b) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister …   Wiktionary

• exalt — ex|alt [ ıg zɔlt ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to praise someone or something very much 2. ) if someone is exalted to a more important position or status, it is given to them …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• exalt — [ɪg zɔ:lt, ɛg ] verb 1》 praise or regard highly. 2》 raise to a higher rank or position.     ↘make noble in character; dignify. Origin ME: from L. exaltare, from ex out, upward + altus high …   English new terms dictionary