exalt in WordNet English dictionary

1. heighten or intensify
   "These paintings exalt the imagination"
   inspire  animate  invigorate  enliven  exalt 
   
2. fill with sublime emotion
   "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
   exhilarate  tickle pink  inebriate  thrill  exalt  beatify 
   
3. raise in rank, character, or status
   "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
   exalt 
   
4. praise, glorify, or honor
   "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
   laud  extol  exalt  glorify  proclaim