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exalt definition

ex·alt (eg zôlt′, ig-)

transitive verb

to raise on high; elevate; lift up; specif.,
  1. to raise in status, dignity, power, honor, wealth, etc.
  2. to praise; glorify; extol
  3. to fill with joy, pride, etc.; elate: used in the passive or in participial form
  4. to heighten or intensify the action or effect of

Etymology: ME exalten < OFr exalter < LL (chiefly Ec) exaltare < ex-, out, up + altus, high: see old

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