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 her 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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Julia Rabinowitsch,
Vogue,
16 May 2026
Meanwhile, Jupiter — exalted in Cancer — brings expansion to themes of intuition, emotional intelligence, family bonds and home life.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Onstage, Michael is exalted, transfigured, fully alive, with neither fear nor shame.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Production is either exalted or explained away.
—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exalt. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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