exalt
verbUK /ɪɡˈzɒlt/ · US /ɪɡˈzɔlt/
Etymology From Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō.
1
To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
- The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high.
- They exalted their queen.
2
To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
- The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.
3
To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
- Derived terms
- exaltation, exaltment, self-exalting, superexalt
- Related terms
- exult