exalt
ig-ZAWLTverbMeaning to raise high in rank, power or praise
Memory hook ex-ALT: to a high ALTitude. The village lifts its brave baker onto the tallest platform in the square, as high as the rooftops. To raise someone high in honor is to exalt her.
The old legends exalt the village baker who fed everyone through the long winter.
In context Rather than take credit herself, the director exalted the quiet helpers in her speech, calling the stagehands the true stars of the show.
Similar glorify, elevate, raise up
Opposite humble, degrade, belittle
From Latin exaltare, “to raise high”: ex (up) + altus (high), as in altitude.