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Adjective exalting has 1 sense
- ennobling, exalting - tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts"
Antonym: uninspiring (indirect, via inspiring)
Verb exalt has 4 senses
- laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
--1 is one way to praise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify - fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
--2 is one way to elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
Sample sentence:
The good news will exalt her
- inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
--3 is one way to stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- exalt - raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
--4 is one way to lift, raise, elevate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
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