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exaltedly
Variant of exalt
exalt
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ex·alt (eg zôlt′, ig-)
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
Etymology: ME exalten < OFr exalter < LL (chiefly Ec) exaltare < ex-, out, up + altus, high: see old
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