exalt
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Etymology edit
From Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō.
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Verb edit
exalt (third-person singular simple present exalts, present participle exalting, simple past and past participle exalted)
- (transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem.
- They exalted their queen.
- (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
- The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.
- (transitive) To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
- (transitive, chemistry, archaic) To refine or subtilize.
Usage notes edit
Do not confuse exalt (praise) (transitive) with exult (rejoice) (intransitive) – "Some people exult when others exalt their achievements."
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Translations edit
to honor
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to elevate in rank, status etc.
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- “exalt”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.