v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exalted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exalting. ] [ L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See Altitude. ] 1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. Is. xiv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Righteousness exalteth a nation. Prov. xiv. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. “Exalt ye the Lord.” Ps. xcix. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his own grace he doth exalt himself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate. [ 1913 Webster ]

They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. Is. xxxvii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exaltatus, p. p. of exaltare to exalt. ] (Astrol.) Exercising its highest influence; -- said of a planet. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exaltatio: cf. F.exaltation. ] 1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wondering at my flight, and change
To this high exaltation. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Alchem.) The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Astrol.) That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, -- a symptom observed in various forms of insanity. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Raised to lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined; dignified; sublime. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wiser far than Solomon,
Of more exalted mind. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny. Ames.

-- Ex*alt"ed*ly, adv. -- Ex*alt"ed*ness, n. “The exaltedness of some minds.” T. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who exalts or raises to dignity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Exaltation. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]