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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·alt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt $ -ˈzɒːlt/ verb [transitive] formal  1. HIGH POSITION OR RANKto put someone or something into a high rank or position 提升,提拔2 PRAISEto praise someone, especially God 赞扬,歌颂〔尤指上帝〕 Exalt ye the Lord. 赞美你,我的主。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
exaltBut in death, every wally shall be exalted.In this culture, establishing dominance is often exalted.But exalted be the man who can use such a creation to pen a thankyou note come Boxing Day.Blessed were the meek, the persecuted, the reviled, for we would be exalted in the Kingdom of Heaven.The concept finally won approval last year in a simple piece of legislation, less exalted than a constitutional amendment.That share is rather less extensive and exalted than is often claimed for these bodies.On the contrary, it exalts the music further.The poem was written to exalt the Roman empire.
Origin exalt (1400-1500) Latin exaltare, from altus high
ex·alt verbChineseSyllable
rank put into or something Corpus someone position high a or to


exalt
exalt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt $ -ˈzɒːlt/ verb [transitive] formal
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: exaltare, from altus __high__
1. to put someone or something into a high rank or position
2. to praise someone, especially God:
    Exalt ye the Lord.


exaltBrE /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they exalt BrE /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it exalts BrE /ɪɡˈzɔːlts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzɔːlts/ 🔊past simple exalted BrE /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ 🔊past participle exalted BrE /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ 🔊 -ing form exalting BrE /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) ~ sb (to sth) to make sb rise to a higher rank or position, sometimes to one that they do not deserve 提拔,提升(有时指不该得到的职位)~ sb/sth to praise sb/sth very much 表扬;褒扬;高度赞扬