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Synonyms for exalt

Most common

praise worship magnify extol elevate dignify inspire sublime

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Extol — to honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship

extol, praise, magnify, aggrandize formal, aggrandise UK, worship, laud, honor US, honour UK, deify, proclaim, revere, bless, idolize, idolise UK, venerate, worthy, eulogize, eulogise UK, commend, adore, cry up, appraise, puff, enthrone formal, lionize UK US, lionise UK

2. Elevate — to raise in rank, status etc., to elevate

elevate, dignify, raise, lift, advance, promote, uplift, heighten, erect, upgrade, ennoble, prefer dated, nobilitate dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.

    They exalted their queen.

  2. v. 2

    To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

    The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.

  3. v. 3

    To elate, or fill with the joy of success.

Related words

Word family
exaltation

Forms

Past participle
exalted
e.g. exalted → extolled, praised, magnified, aggrandized…

Example sentences

  • praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
  • worship If you worship God alone, you will go to paradise.
  • magnify You can use a magnifying glass to magnify small text.
  • extol I plan to extol your virtues to all who will listen.
  • elevate Improved conditions elevate the human experience.
  • dignify I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
exaltrising
praiserising
worshiprising
magnifyrising
extolsteady
elevaterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fire2, lift1, puff1, laud1
5 letters
raise1, honor2, bless1, adore2, erect2, liven2, extol2, deify3, elate2
6 letters
prefer2, honour2, praise1, worthy2, thrill1, awaken3, uplift2, excite2, revere2, arouse2
7 letters
advance2, promote2, worship2, upgrade2, inspire2, provoke2, sublime2, elevate3, commend2, animate3, sharpen2, quicken2, magnify3, idolize3
8 letters
proclaim2, heighten2, appraise2, venerate3, eulogize3, enthrone, inspirit, eulogise
9 letters
stimulate3, intensify4, electrify4, inebriate4
10 letters
invigorate4, aggrandize3, exhilarate4, aggrandise, nobilitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
exalter
Español
exaltar