From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Exalt \Ex*alt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exalted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Exalting}.] [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make
high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See {Altitude}.]
1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
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I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. --Is.
xiv. 13.
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Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes --Pope.
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2. 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.
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Righteousness exalteth a nation. --Prov. xiv.
34.
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He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. --Luke
xiv. 11.
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3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol;
to glorify. "Exalt ye the Lord." --Ps. xcix. 5.
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In his own grace he doth exalt himself. --Shak.
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4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with
delight or satisfaction; to elate.
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They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were
mightily exalted. --Dryden.
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5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical
instrument. --Is. xxxvii. 23.
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Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice.
--Prior.
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6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or
concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.
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With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Exalted \Ex*alt"ed\, a.
Raised to lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined;
dignified; sublime.
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Wiser far than Solomon,
Of more exalted mind. --Milton.
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Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a
strict scrutiny. --Ames.
-- {Ex*alt"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*alt"ed*ness}, n. "The
exaltedness of some minds." --T. Gray.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exalted
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature
or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-
flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty
concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated},
{sublime}, {grand}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty},
{rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
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