exalted; exalting; exalts
1
: to raise in rank, power, or character
2
: to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify
3
obsolete
: elate
4
: to raise high : elevate
5
: to enhance the activity of : intensify
rousing and exalting the imagination—
George Eliot
George Eliot
: to induce exaltation
exalter
noun
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Examples of exalt in a Sentence
His behavior has exalted the power and prestige of his office.
The essay exalts the simple beauty of the country.
We exalt thee, O Lord.
He shamelessly exalts his own role in the peace process.
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—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Still Burns Here; the impact of that looms greatly on this record, which exalts the body in all its possibilities and inherent limitations.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
French-German institution Arte was named top broadcaster at this year’s Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, offering a fitting end to an edition that exalted public broadcasters and intra-European cooperation.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
The Fallacy Of Perfection Perfection is often exalted to an almost unattainable ideal.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exalt. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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Medical Definition
exalt
transitive verb
ex·alt
ig-ˈzȯlt 
: to cause (virulence) to increase
virulence exalted by addition of mucin to a bacterial culture
also
: to increase the virulence of
exalt a virus by repeated rapid passage through susceptible hosts
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