exalt

Verbs

  • (v) praise, glorify, or honor
    • extol the virtues of one's children
    • glorify one's spouse's cooking
    extol, glorify, laud, proclaim,
  • (v) fill with sublime emotion
    • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
    • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
    beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, thrill,
  • (v) heighten or intensify
    • These paintings exalt the imagination
    animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate,
  • (v) raise in rank, character, or status
    • exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser

Synonyms

extol glorify laud proclaim beatify exhilarate inebriate tickle pink thrill animate enliven inspire invigorate

Words of close approximity

exam
exact
exaltation exalted exalting