exalt

Verb

• raise in rank, character, or status
  • exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser
    

• heighten or intensify
  • These paintings exalt the imagination
    

• fill with sublime emotion
  • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
    
  • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
    

• praise, glorify, or honor
  • extol the virtues of one's children
    
  • glorify one's spouse's cooking
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  inspire , animate , invigorate , enliven , exhilarate , tickle pink , inebriate , thrill , beatify , laud , extol , glorify , proclaim