exalt

ex·alt
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UK/ɪɡˈzɒlt/UK/ɪɡˈzɔːlt/US/ɪɡˈzɔlt/cot caught merger/ɪɡˈzɑlt/

verb

To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.

“They exalted their queen.”

Similar
extollaudworthyaggrandizeapplaudenthroneappraisebelaud
Opposite
abasedebasedegradedemeanlower
OriginMiddle English exalten ← Old French exalter ← Latin exaltō →
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Meanings

verbexalt (third-person singular simple present exalts, present participle exalting, simple past and past participle exalted)

present singular third person exalts · participle present exalting · participle past exalted · past exalted

  1. transitiveTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.

    They exalted their queen.

    1 more example

    The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high.

    Synonyms: extol, laud, worthy, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud

  2. transitiveTo raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

    The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.

    Synonyms: aggrandize, dignify, ennoble, nobilitate, upgrade, advance, aggrandize, dignify · Antonyms: abase, debase, degrade, demean, lower, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size

  3. transitiveTo elate, or fill with the joy of success.
  4. archaictransitivechemistryTo refine or subtilize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.

Similar
extollaudworthyaggrandizeapplaudenthroneappraisebelaudbepraisecommendcry upeulogizeextolglorifyhonoridolizelaudlionizemagnify

verbTo raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

Similar
aggrandizedignifyennoblenobilitateupgradeadvanceaggrandizedignifyelevateennoblehonornobilitatepreferpromoteraiseuplift
Opposite
abasedebasedegradedemeanlowerabasebring down to sizecut down to sizedebasedefamedegradedemeandemotedepressdiscreditdisgracedishonourdisparagedowngradeembase

More synonyms by meaning

verbpraise, glorify, or honor

Similar
laudextolglorifyproclaim
Broader
praise

verbfill with sublime emotion

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exhilaratetickle pinkinebriatethrillbeatify
Broader
elatelift upuplift

verbheighten or intensify

Similar
inspireanimateinvigorateenliven
Broader
stimulateshakeshake up
Also see
adoreadvanceaggrandizeanimateappraisearouseawakenbeatifybelaudbepraisebrightcheercommendcry updeifydignifyelevateenlivenennobleeulogizeexhilarateextolfirefire upglorifyhonoridolizeinebriateinspireintensifyinvigoratekindlelaudlivenliven upmagnifynobilitatepanegyrizepraisepreferproclaimpromotequickenraisereverestimulatethrilltickle pinktransfigureupliftveneratevitaliseworshipworthy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexaltō
  2. Old Frenchexalter
  3. Middle Englishexalten
  4. Englishexalt

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὑψόω, ὑψόω
  • ὑψόω (hupsóō)to honor
  • ὑψόω (hupsóō)to elevate in rank, status etc.
Bulgarian величая, възхвалявам
  • величая (veličaja)to honor
  • възхвалявам (văzhvaljavam)to honor
  • издигам (izdigam)to elevate in rank, status etc.
Catalan exaltar, exaltar
  • exaltarto honor
  • exaltarto elevate in rank, status etc.
Chinese Mandarin 褒揚 /褒扬, 抬高
  • 褒揚 /褒扬 (bāoyáng)to honor
  • 抬高 (táigāo)to elevate in rank, status etc.
  • 提昇 /提升 (tíshēng)to elevate in rank, status etc.
Finnish ylistää, ylentää
  • ylistääto honor
  • ylentääto elevate in rank, status etc.
German ehren, erhöhen
  • ehrento honor
  • erhöhento elevate in rank, status etc.
Greek εκθειάζω, εξυψώνω
  • εκθειάζω (ektheiázo)to honor
  • εξυψώνω (exypsóno)to elevate in rank, status etc.
Irish ardaigh
  • ardaighto elevate in rank, status etc.
Japanese 崇める, 褒める
  • 崇める (agameru)to honor
  • 褒める (homeru)to honor
  • 持ち上げる (mochiageru)to honor
  • 崇める (agameru)to elevate in rank, status etc.
  • 持ち上げる (mochiageru)to elevate in rank, status etc.
  • 格上げする (kakuage suru)to elevate in rank, status etc.
  • 賞揚する (shōyō suru)to elevate in rank, status etc.
Latin extollō, extollō
  • extollōto honor
  • extollōto elevate in rank, status etc.
Persian تجلیل کردن, تعالی بخشیدن
  • تجلیل کردن (tajlil kardan)to honor
  • تعالی بخشیدن (ta'âli baxšidan)to elevate in rank, status etc.
Polish chwalić, pochwalić
  • chwalićto honor
  • pochwalićto honor
  • wychwalaćto honor
  • wychwalićto honor
  • sławićto honor
  • wysławiaćto honor
  • wysławićto honor
  • wynosićto elevate in rank, status etc.
  • wynieśćto elevate in rank, status etc.
Portuguese elevar, exaltar
  • elevarto elevate in rank, status etc.
  • exaltarto elevate in rank, status etc.
Romanian cinsti, exalta
  • cinstito honor
  • exaltato honor
Russian прославлять, повыша́ть
  • прославлять (proslavljatʹ)to honor
  • повыша́ть (povyšátʹ)to elevate in rank, status etc.
Spanish exaltar, exaltar
  • exaltarto honor
  • exaltarto elevate in rank, status etc.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with exalt

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Anagrams

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Chicago

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