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exalt

[ ig-zawlt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:

    He was exalted to the position of president.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to praise; extol:

    to exalt someone to the skies.

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  3. to stimulate, as the imagination:

    The lyrics of Shakespeare exalted the audience.

  4. to intensify, as a color:

    complementary colors exalt each other.

  5. Obsolete. to elate, as with pride or joy.


exalt

/ ɪɡˈ³úɔ˱ô³Ù /

verb

  1. to raise or elevate in rank, position, dignity, etc
  2. to praise highly; glorify; extol
  3. to stimulate the mind or imagination of; excite
  4. to increase the intensity of (a colour, etc)
  5. to fill with joy or delight; elate
  6. obsolete.
    to lift up physically
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Exalt is sometimes wrongly used where exult is meant: he was exulting (not exalting ) in his win earlier that day
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Derived Forms

  • ±ð³æˈ²¹±ô³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³æ·²¹±ô³Ùİù noun
  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-±ð³æ·²¹±ô³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·±ð³æ·²¹±ô³Ù verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ôe³æ·²¹±ô³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exalt1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English exalten, from Latin ±ð³æ²¹±ô³ÙÄå°ù±ð “to lift up,†from ex- ex- 1 + alt(us) “high†+ -Äå°ù±ð, infinitive verb ending
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exalt1

C15: from Latin ±ð³æ²¹±ô³ÙÄå°ù±ð to raise, from altus high
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Synonym Study

See elevate.
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Example Sentences

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Mexican authorities have been trying to discourage positive depictions of drug traffickers, whose exploits are often lionized by bands reciting popular corridos, or ballads, exalting the criminal life.

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Naked Acts’ was so warmly received here because the festival honored revivals alongside contemporary films as the discovery of both exalt us forward to new cinematic possibilities.â€

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The “Ode†celebrates in exalted song and irresistibly vivid instrumental invention, the wonder of music in all its processes and measures.

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The book talks about the difference between Israel Zangwill, who exalted the “melting pot†as the ideal, and Horace Kallen, who coined the term “pluralism†as an alternative.

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It would not be far-fetched to present this as exalted music theater.

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