Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - exalt

 verb  Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~are, from ex- + altus high — more at old  Date: 15th century  transitive verb  1. to raise in rank, power, or character  2. to elevate by praise or in estimation ; glorify  3. obsolete elate  4. to raise high ; elevate  5. to enhance the activity of ; intensify rousing and ~ing the imagination — George Eliot  intransitive verb to induce ~ation  • ~edly adverb  • ~er noun