Word of the Day:
exalt
What It Means
To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.
Did You Know?
From Middle English exalten, from Old French exalter, from Latin exaltō.
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