exalt

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. Is. xiv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Righteousness exalteth a nation. Prov. xiv. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. “Exalt ye the Lord.” Ps. xcix. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his own grace he doth exalt himself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate. [ 1913 Webster ]

They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. Is. xxxvii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]