Definitions of exalt:

• verb:   raise in rank, character, or status

  Example: "Exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

• verb:   praise, glorify, or honor
• verb:   fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage)
• verb:   heighten or intensify

  Example: "These paintings exalt the imagination"