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ex·alt (ĭg-zôlt́)

[Middle English exalten, from Latin exaltāre, ex-, up, away; see ex–, + altus, high.]

transitive verb: -alt·ed, -alt·ing, -alts. 

  1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate: exalted the shepherd to the rank of grand vizier.
  2. To glorify, praise, or honor.
  3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten: works of art that exalt the imagination.
  4. Obsolete To fill with sublime emotion; elate.

derivatives

ex·alt́er
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