Exalt
/ɪɡˈzɔːlt/noun
To raise in rank, power, or spirit; to praise highly.
Did you know?Exalt comes from Latin ex- (“out, up”) + altus (“high”), the same root behind altitude and altitude-linked words, so it began as a word of height before becoming a word of praise.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂el-
“to grow, nourish; high, raised”
Latin
Latin
altus
“high, deep, elevated”
Late Latin
Latin
exaltāre
“to raise up, elevate, glorify”
Old French
Old French
exalter
“to lift up, praise highly”
Middle English
English
exalten
“to raise in rank or spirit”
Modern English
English
exalt
“to raise in rank, power, or spirit; to praise highly”