Tuesday word: Exalt
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Exalt (verb)
ex·alt [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.
2. to praise; extol: to exalt someone to the skies.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM EXALT
ex·alt·er, noun
self-ex·alt·ing, adjective
su·per·ex·alt, verb (used with object)
un·ex·alt·ing, adjective
Can be confused: exult.
WORDS RELATED TO EXALT
dignify, extol, glorify, laud, magnify, revere acclaim, advance, aggrandize, apotheosize, applaud, bless, boost, commend, distinguish, ennoble, erect, eulogize, hero-worship, honor
See synonyms for: exalt / exalted / exalting on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR EXALT
1. promote, dignify, raise, ennoble.
2. glorify.
OPPOSITES FOR EXALT
1. humble.
2. depreciates.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR EXALT
1. See elevate.
ORIGIN: 1375–1425; late Middle English exalten < Latin exaltare to lift up, equivalent to ex-ex- + alt(us) high + -are infinitive ending
HOW TO USE EXALT IN A SENTENCE
Norman Maclean, the author I most associate with Montana, exalts the virtues of packing in the final story in his “A River Runs Through It” collection.
‘LLAMA THERAPY’ IN THE WILDS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | MARY WINSTON NICKLIN | OCTOBER 8, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
These are things that they will never speak about, but it’s, it’s part of the illusion of being unreachable and being exalted from the everyday man.
PODCAST: IN THE AI OF THE BEHOLDER | ANTHONY GREEN | APRIL 1, 2021 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Washington has a serious tendency to exalt semantics over common sense.
EGYPT’S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM OURS | CHRISTOPHER DICKEY | JULY 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Not exactly the kind of jobs a new president wants to exalt as the solution of the future.
STARTING ON DAY ONE, NEW AD LISTS EVERYTHING ROMNEY WOULD ACCOMPLISH | DANIEL STONE | MAY 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSION | VARIOUS
Exalt (verb)
ex·alt [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.
2. to praise; extol: to exalt someone to the skies.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM EXALT
ex·alt·er, noun
self-ex·alt·ing, adjective
su·per·ex·alt, verb (used with object)
un·ex·alt·ing, adjective
Can be confused: exult.
WORDS RELATED TO EXALT
dignify, extol, glorify, laud, magnify, revere acclaim, advance, aggrandize, apotheosize, applaud, bless, boost, commend, distinguish, ennoble, erect, eulogize, hero-worship, honor
See synonyms for: exalt / exalted / exalting on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR EXALT
1. promote, dignify, raise, ennoble.
2. glorify.
OPPOSITES FOR EXALT
1. humble.
2. depreciates.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR EXALT
1. See elevate.
ORIGIN: 1375–1425; late Middle English exalten < Latin exaltare to lift up, equivalent to ex-ex- + alt(us) high + -are infinitive ending
HOW TO USE EXALT IN A SENTENCE
Norman Maclean, the author I most associate with Montana, exalts the virtues of packing in the final story in his “A River Runs Through It” collection.
‘LLAMA THERAPY’ IN THE WILDS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | MARY WINSTON NICKLIN | OCTOBER 8, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
These are things that they will never speak about, but it’s, it’s part of the illusion of being unreachable and being exalted from the everyday man.
PODCAST: IN THE AI OF THE BEHOLDER | ANTHONY GREEN | APRIL 1, 2021 | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Washington has a serious tendency to exalt semantics over common sense.
EGYPT’S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM OURS | CHRISTOPHER DICKEY | JULY 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Not exactly the kind of jobs a new president wants to exalt as the solution of the future.
STARTING ON DAY ONE, NEW AD LISTS EVERYTHING ROMNEY WOULD ACCOMPLISH | DANIEL STONE | MAY 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSION | VARIOUS