Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Exalt

Exalt , transitive verb

[Latin exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make high, altus high: compareF. exalter. See Altitude.]

1.
To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. — Is. xiv. 13
Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes — Pope
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.
Righteousness exalteth a nation. — Bible (KJV) - Proverb xiv. 34
He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. — Luke xiv. 11
3.
To elevate by praise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.
Exalt ye the Lord. — Bible (KJV) - Psalm xcix. 5
In his own grace he doth exalt himself. — Shakespeare
4.
To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.
They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted. — Dryden
5.
To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. — Is. xxxvii. 23
Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. — Prior
6.
(Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.
With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. — Pope