exalt

To exalt is defined as to praise the virtues of someone or to raise that person into a position of greater authority or power.

(verb)

An example of exalt is when you go on and on about how good someone is and then you give him a promotion.

See exalt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to raise on high; elevate; lift up; specif.,

to raise in status, dignity, power, honor, wealth, etc.
to praise; glorify; extol
to fill with joy, pride, etc.; elate: used in the passive or in participial form
to heighten or intensify the action or effect of

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

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See exalt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·alt·ed, ex·alt·ing, ex·alts

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

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Origin: Middle English exalten

Origin: , from Latin exaltāre

Origin: : ex-, up, away; see ex-

Origin: + altus, high; see al-² in Indo-European roots

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