12.25.2010

Word of the Day: Exalt

ex·alt

[ig-zawlt]–verb (used with object)
1.
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.;elevate: He was exalted to the position of president.
2.
to praise; extol: to exalt someone to the skies.
3.
to stimulate, as the imagination: The lyrics of Shakespeare exalted the audience.
4.
to intensify, as a color: complementary colors exalt eachother.
5.
Obsolete . to elate, as with pride or joy.