exalt

verb/ɪɡˈzɔlt/

Frequency rank: #18,669 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to praise or honor someone highly; to raise in rank or status.

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Example sentence

The crowd gathered to exalt the hero who had saved the town from disaster.

Synonyms & related words

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