exalt

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exalt

  • /ɪɡˈzɒlt/ UK
  • /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ UK
  • /ɪɡˈzɔlt/ US
  • /ɪɡˈzɑlt/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒlt, -ɔːlt

Where it comes from

From Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō.

verb exalts · exalting · exalted

  1. transitive To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship. The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high.
  2. transitive To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.
  3. transitive To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
  4. archaic, transitive To refine or subtilize.

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