elevate, raise (in rank, honor, etc.); glorify, magnify, extol, praise
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(v. t.)
To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.
To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.
(v. t.)
To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
(v. t.)
To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.
To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.
(v. t.)
To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument.
To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.
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. xiv. 13. exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes
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. xiv. 34. he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. iv. 11.
3. to elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. "exalt ye the lord." xcix. 5. in his own grace he doth exalt himself.
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.
5. to elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. xxxvii. 23. now mars, she said, let fame exalt her voice.
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.
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"
Arddyrchafu = v. to highly exalt
Cyd-ddyrchafu = to exalt together
Derchu = v. to elevate, to exalt
Dyrchafu = v. to elevate, exalt; to advance; to ascend
Dyrchu = v. to exalt, to rise
Gogoneddu = to exalt; to glorify
Gorchafu = v. to exalt, to overcome
Goruchafu = v. to exalt over
Goruchelu = v. to render lofty, to exalt
Mawreddu = v. to magnify, to exalt
Rhydderchafu = v. to over exalt
Ymglodfori = v. to exalt one's self in fame
Verb
1. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
(synonym) laud, extol, glorify, proclaim
(hypernym) praise
(hyponym) canonize, canonise
(derivation) deification, exaltation, apotheosis
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"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
(synonym) exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, beatify
(hypernym) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
(derivation) ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
(classification) archaism, archaicism
3. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
(synonym) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven
(hypernym) stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
(hyponym) encourage
(derivation) ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
4. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
(hypernym) lift, raise, elevate
(hyponym) deify
(derivation) deification, exaltation, apotheosis
Exalt Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Exalt is a word which means to praise, glorify, honor, intensify, or heighten. It is most often used in religious contexts.
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