[ex.alt] vb [ME, fr. MF & L; MF exalter, fr. L exaltare, fr. ex- + altus high--more at old] vt (15c) 1: to raise in rank, power, or character
2: to elevate by praise or in estimation: glorify 3 obs: elate
4: to raise high: elevate
5: to enhance the activity of: intensify "rousing and ~ing the imagination --George Eliot" ~ vi: to induce exaltation -- ex.alt.ed.ly adv -- ex.alt.er n