exalt
verbformal/i.zalˈtaɾ/medium
e·xal·tar
Definition
To praise or celebrate with great enthusiasm and admiration; to raise to the highest degree of consideration.
The president's speech sought to exalt the firefighters' spirit of sacrifice.
We should not exalt someone's qualities to the point of turning them into a myth.
Common collocations
exalt the virtuesexalt the deedsexalt oneself with
Etymology
Do latim 'exaltare' ('elevar, levantar').