Etymology

exalt

ex·alt
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Today it means: To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship. Full definition →

Middle English exalten ← Old French exalter ← Latin exaltō
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  1. Latin · derived fromexaltō
  2. Old French · derived fromexalter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromexalten
  4. English todayexalt

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.