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
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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In panel discussions, roundtables, and closed-door meetings, analysts exalted the virtues of the United States as an investment destination and excoriated Europe as overregulated, uncompetitive, and incapable of innovating.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
The story of Combs’s rise and fall exposes the many fractures in a legacy that pop culture was always eager to exalt.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
The tourist destination exalted for its sandy beaches and busy marina is replete with a former medieval royal retreat, Nossa Senhora da Luz Fort and the Citadel Palace.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Venus is exalted — working at its fullest potential — in Pisces, making its journey all the more pivotal and auspicious.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
The story of Combs’s rise and fall exposes the many fractures in a legacy that pop culture was always eager to exalt.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
The tourist destination exalted for its sandy beaches and busy marina is replete with a former medieval royal retreat, Nossa Senhora da Luz Fort and the Citadel Palace.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Venus is exalted — working at its fullest potential — in Pisces, making its journey all the more pivotal and auspicious.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exalt. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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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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