exalt

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb praise, glorify, or honor
  2. verb fill with sublime emotion
  3. verb heighten or intensify

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

laud, extol, glorify, proclaim

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