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exalt
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synonyms: ~apotheosis ???
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Definition:to raise in rank or power; to elevate
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a world having nothing in common with her past, an exalted, noble world, from the height of which she could contemplate her past calmly.
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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All his judgments had been superficial, based on appearance and actions, things easily interpreted by whatever state of mind or prejudice supported the need to exalt himself, to feel safe, or to belong.
William P. Young. The Shack (2007)
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