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exalt

ex·alt [ ig záwlt ] (past and past participle ex·alt·ed, present participle ex·alt·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·alts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. praise somebody or something: to praise or worship somebody or something ( formal )

2. promote somebody or something: to raise somebody or something in rank, position, or esteem ( formal )
exalted to the rank of major

3. intensify something: to increase the intensity or effect of something ( formal )

4. stimulate something: to stimulate a mental quality or faculty ( archaic )

[15th century. < Latin exaltare "put up high" < altus "high"]

ex·alt·er noun
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