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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exalt \Ex*alt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exalted}; p. pr & vb n.
{Exalting}.] [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make
high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See {Altitude}.]
1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. --Is.
xiv. 13.
Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes --Pope.
2. To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or
the like to dignify; to promote; as to exalt a prince to
the throne, a citizen to the presidency.
Righteousness exalteth a nation. --Prov. xiv.
34.
He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. --Luke
xiv. 11.
3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol;
to glorify. ``Exalt ye the Lord.'' --Ps. xcix. 5.
In his own grace he doth exalt himself. --Shak.
4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with
delight or satisfaction; to elate.
They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were
mightily exalted. --Dryden.
5. To elevate the tone of as of the voice or a musical
instrument. --Is. xxxvii 23.
Now Mars, she said let Fame exalt her voice.
--Prior.
6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or
concentrate; as to exalt the juices of bodies.
With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. --Pope.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
exalt
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor: "extol the virtues of one's
children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud},
{extol}, {glorify}, {proclaim}]
2: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink(exhilarate is
obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at
the prospect of going to the movies" [syn: {exhilarate}, {thrill}]
3: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the
imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {animate}, {invigorate}, {enliven}]
4: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble
shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
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