exalt

exalt
[ɪgˈzɔːlt, ɛg-]
verb
[with obj.]
  1. hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of
    颂扬;吹捧
    the party will continue to exalt their hero.
    该党派将继续吹捧他们的英雄。
    ■raise to a higher rank or a position of greater power
    提升;提拔
    this naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society.
    这自然会使该农民的地位高于其同阶层的农民同胞。
    ■make noble in character; dignify
    使变得崇高
    romanticism liberated the imagination and exalted the emotions.
    浪漫主义解放了人的想象力,提升了人的情感。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin exaltare, from ex- 'out, upward' + altus 'high'
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