exalt

 
Pronunciation: /ɪgˈzɔːlt, ɛg-/

verb

[with object]
  • 1think or speak very highly of (someone or something): the party will continue to exalt their hero
  • 2raise to a higher rank or position: this naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society
  • make noble in character; dignify: romanticism liberated the imagination and exalted the emotions

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin exaltare, from ex- 'out, upward' + altus 'high'