EXALT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • raise in rank, character, or status
    Usage Example(s)
    • exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King’’s adviser
    Hypernyms(s) exalt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • praise, glorify, or honor
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • extol the virtues of one’’s children
    • glorify one’’s spouse’’s cooking
    Hypernyms(s) exalt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • fill with sublime emotion
    • tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
    • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
    Hypernyms(s) exalt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • heighten or intensify
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • These paintings exalt the imagination
    Hypernyms(s) exalt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)