exalt B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɪɡˈzɔlt/ UK /ɪɡˈzɒlt/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like exhort /l/ vs /ɹ/ Freq #57589 Meanings 1 verb To praise someone or something very highly. The poem exalts the courage of ordinary soldiers. 2 verb To raise someone to a higher rank or position. He was exalted from a humble clerk to a trusted adviser. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to praise someone or... glorifyextolpraisecommend 2 verb · to raise someone to a... elevatepromoteraisedignify Word family Forms exaltingexalts Derived forms exaltationexaltmentself-exaltingsuperexalt Related forms exult Etymology AI details From Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō. *h₂el- (grow) Proto-Indo-European exalten Middle English exalter Old French exaltō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exalt **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɔlt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɒlt/ **Frequency rank:** 57589 ## Meanings 1. To praise someone or something very highly. 2. To raise someone to a higher rank or position. ## Examples - The poem exalts the courage of ordinary soldiers. - He was exalted from a humble clerk to a trusted adviser. ## Derived Forms - exaltation - exaltment - self-exalting - superexalt ## Related Forms - exult ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂el- (grow) - Root: exalten - Root: exalter - Root: exaltō ## Etymology From Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō. ## AI Etymology Exalt comes from Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō. In current use, the main senses are “To praise someone or something very highly” and “To raise someone to a higher rank or position”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (grow). ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown