01 v. t. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
imp. & p. p.
Exalted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exalting
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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.
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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.
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To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.“In his own grace he doth exalt himself.” — Shak.
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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.
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To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument.“Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice.” — Prior.
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To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.(Alchem.)“With chemic art exalts the mineral powers.” — Pope.