Verb
1. praise, glorify, or honor;
"extol the virtues of one's children""glorify one's spouse's cooking"2. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage);
"The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies""He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"3. heighten or intensify;
"These paintings exalt the imagination"4. raise in rank, character, or status;
"exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"