exalt

Put on pedestal

To exalt is to raise in status, honor, or esteem: The ceremony exalted her to the rank of commander.

More commonly, exalt means to praise highly or glorify: hymns that exalt the divine.

The adjective exalted describes elevated position or intensely happy states: exalted rank, an exalted mood.

To feel exalted is to experience elation or spiritual uplift.

praise

laud

To voice high esteem

applaud · celebrate · glorify · honor · tribute · salute · kudos · accolade · plaudit · compliment

worship

venerate

Honor with deep respect

glorify · sanctify · worship · idolize · canonize · beatify · hallow · consecrate · enshrine · apotheosize

elevate

raise

Lift or increase

elevate · heighten · boost · enhance · ennoble · dignify · upgrade · ascend · aggrandize · magnify

esteem

admire

Regard with approval

prize · treasure · value · appreciate · regard · esteem · look up to · hold dear · think highly of · lionize

glory

triumph

Resounding, celebrated victory

magnificence · radiance · resplendence · eminence · sublimity · transcendence · nobility · divinity · renown · prestige

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Opposites
status/position

exaltabase

To lower in standing

lower · degrade · humble · debase · demean

praise/evaluation

exaltdisparage

Express low opinion of

belittle · denigrate · condemn · denounce · decry

dignity/honor

exalthumiliate

Cause painful shame

dishonor · degrade · shame · disgrace · mortify

Family

exalted, exaltation, exalting, exalts, self-exaltation

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