動詞 exalt:

1. praise, glorify, or honor
   同義詞：laud, extol, glorify, proclaim
2. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink
   同義詞：exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, beatify
3. heighten or intensify
   同義詞：inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven
4. raise in rank, character, or status

1. All the people of whom you and I are the rag-tag and bobtail, all the camp followers of western civilization, we have taken it for granted that even if we did not live up to those exalted ethical standards, we did a great deal better than anyone else.
   我們所有的人，包括你和我這樣的下層平民，以及所有西方文明的依附者都認(rèn)為，即使我們尚未達(dá)到那些崇高的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，我們也還是是比別的任何人都干得好得多。
2. He was exalted to the position of general manager.
   他被提升到總經(jīng)理的職位。

ex.alt

v.tr.（及物動詞）
ex.alt.ed,ex.alt.ing,ex.alts
To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate:
提高，提升：提高或提升軍銜、身份或地位；提升：
例句：
exalted the shepherd to the rank of grand vizier.
把牧羊人提升為高貴的大臣

To glorify, praise, or honor.
贊揚(yáng)：贊美、尊敬，使榮耀
To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten:
加強(qiáng)：增加…的效果或加強(qiáng)…；增高：
例句：
works of art that exalt the imagination.
能增強(qiáng)人們想象力的藝術(shù)作品

Obsolete To fill with sublime emotion; elate.
【廢語】 鼓舞：使充滿崇高的感情；使心滿意足

來源：
Middle English exalten
中古英語 exalten
from Latin exalt3re
源自 拉丁語 exalt3re
ex- [up, away] * see ex-
ex- [向上，向外] *參見 ex-
altus [high] * see al- 2
altus [高] *參見 al- 2

【引伸】
exalt.er
n.（名詞）