1. (v. t.) To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.

2. (v. t.) To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the presidency.

3. (v. t.) To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify.

4. (v. t.) To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.

5. (v. t.) To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument.

6. (v. t.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.

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