exalt-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Praise, glorify, or honor an idea, situation, observation, or person.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] EXALT NP2[patient]
NOTE: NP1 may also be a product of a human agent, such as a book.

Examples:
It is normal to exalt the virtues of one's children.
Tolek Alterman exalted the miracles of drying up swamps and
irrigating the desert.
"We should exalt King Jesus over all," said the preacher.

Mappings:
VerbNet: admire-31.2
FrameNet: Judgment
PropBank: exalt.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Fill with sublime emotion or sensation; heighten mental or emotional sensations.

Examples:
These paintings exalt the imagination.
He was exalted by his phenomenal success.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: Literally and quantifiably raise in social rank or status.

Examples:
The monarch exalted the shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: exalt.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4