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May 26, 2012
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ex•alt



Pronunciation: (ig-zôlt'), [key]
—v.t.
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 each other.
5. Obs.to elate, as with pride or joy.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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