exalt

Meaning

1. (transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
2. (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
3. (transitive) To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
4. (archaic, transitive) To refine or subtilize.

Synonyms

glorify

praise

elevate

extol

laud

promote

lift

lift up

raise

advance

ennoble

venerate

proclaim

dignify

inspire

compliment

apotheosize

worship

adore

invigorate

tickle pink

magnify

praise highly

enliven

celebrate

respect

revere

eulogize

exhilarate

commend

thrill

deify

heighten

honor

aggrandize

idolize

beatify

eulogise

inebriate

animate

hike up

kick upstairs

raise high

belaud

speak highly of

enhance one’s prestige

make great

outcall

superexalt

intensify

Translations

exaltar

esaltare

exalter

glorificare

εκθειάζω

lodare

erhöhen

loben

enaltecer

preisen

glorifier

εξυψώνω

övmek

lobpreisen

εξυμνώ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪɡˈzɔːlt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: exalten

In summary

From Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō.