exalt

verb ex·alt \ig-ˈzȯlt\

: to raise (someone or something) to a higher level

: to praise (someone or something) highly

: to present (something) in a way that is very favorable or too favorable

Full Definition of EXALT

transitive verb

: to raise in rank, power, or character

: to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify

obsolete : elate

: to raise high : elevate

: to enhance the activity of : intensify <rousing and exalting the imagination — George Eliot>

intransitive verb

: to induce exaltation

— ex·alt·ed·ly adverb

— ex·alt·er noun

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Origin of EXALT

Middle English, from Latin exaltare, from ex- + altus high — more at old

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to EXALT

Synonyms: aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify

Antonyms: abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

Rhymes with EXALT

asphalt, assault, basalt, Chennault, cobalt, cross vault, default, desalt, fan vault, foot fault, gestalt, no-fault, pole vault, rock salt, Schwarzwald, stringhalt

EXALT Defined for Kids

exalt

verb ex·alt \ig-ˈzȯlt\

ex·alt·edex·alt·ing

Definition of EXALT for Kids

: to raise to a higher level <The king exalted his loyal servant to a councillor.>

: to praise highly <… these young Cratchits danced about the table, and exalted Master Peter Cratchit to the skies … — Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol>

Medical Dictionary

exalt

transitive verb ex·alt \ig-ˈzȯlt\

Medical Definition of EXALT

: to cause (virulence) to increase <virulence exalted by addition of mucin to a bacterial culture>; also : to increase the virulence of <exalt a virus by repeated rapid passage through susceptible hosts>