different between exalt vs venerate

English

Etymology

From Old French exalter, from Latin exalt?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???z??lt/
• Rhymes: -??lt
• Hyphenation: ex?alt

Verb

exalt (third-person singular simple present exalts, present participle exalting, simple past and past participle exalted)

1. (transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem.

   They exalted their queen.

2. (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

   The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.

3. (transitive) To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
4. (transitive, chemistry, archaic) To refine or subtilize.

Usage notes

Do not confuse exalt (praise) (transitive) with exult (rejoice) (intransitive).

Synonyms

• upgrade

Antonyms

• abase
• demean

Derived terms

• exaltedly
• exaltedness
• exalter

Translations

See also

• exult

Further reading

• exalt at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• -taxel, LaTeX, latex, taxel

English

Etymology

From Latin vener?tus, perfect passive participle of veneror (“worship, reverence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?n??e?t/

Verb

venerate (third-person singular simple present venerates, present participle venerating, simple past and past participle venerated)

1. (transitive) To treat with great respect and deference.
2. (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

Related terms

• revere
• venerable
• veneration
• venerative

Translations

Anagrams

• enervate

Italian

Verb

venerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of venerare
2. second-person plural imperative of venerare
3. feminine plural of venerato

Anagrams

• veterane

Latin

Participle

vener?te

1. vocative masculine singular of vener?tus