exalt
/ɪɡˈzɔlt/
verb
- To praise someone or something very highly, often in an emotional or formal way.
- The teacher exalted the student's bravery for telling the truth.
- The crowd exalted the returning hero with cheers and applause.
- Poets have long exalted the beauty of the night sky.
- To raise someone to a higher rank, position, or level of power.
- The king exalted his most loyal knight to the position of duke.
- The company exalted her from assistant to manager after the successful project.
- In ancient times, a victorious general might be exalted to the status of a god.