exalt
exalt is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 9 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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. Prov. xiv.
- 3.He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv.
- 4.3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. "Exalt ye the Lord." Ps. xcix.
- 5.In his own grace he doth exalt himself. Shak.
- 6.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.
- 7.To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. Is. xxxvii.
- 8.Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. Prior.
- 9.(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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accession
- accretion
- add
- additional
- advance
- aggrandize
- aggrandizement
- aggravate
- aggravation
- ahead
- ascend
- ascent
- attollent
- augment
- augmentation
- buoy
- capstan
- convexity
- crane
- crescendo
- deepen
- derrick
- development
- dilatation
- dilate
- disperse
- dispersion
- drag
- drawn
- dredge
- dredger
- elevate
- elevated
- elevation
- elevator
- enhance
- enlarge
- enlargement
- erect
- erection
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is exalt.
- What is exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes Pope called?
- What is he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv called?
- What is 3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. "Exalt ye the Lord." Ps. xcix called?
- What is in his own grace he doth exalt himself. Shak called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. Is. xxxvii called?
- What is now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. Prior called?
- What is to render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies. With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. Pope called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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