Confusables Entry 166 / 1011 60-second read

Exalt vs. Exult

To praise or raise in rank versus to rejoice.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The team exulted the lead after the success.

✓ Correct

The team exalted the lead after the success.

More examplesii

01

She exulted her mentor.

She exalted her mentor.

02

The players exalted after the final goal.

The players exulted after the final goal.

The ruleiii

EXALT = to hold someone in very high regard; to raise in rank.

One letter difference. One is about what you do to *someone else* (exalt), and the other is about how *you* feel (exult).

Memory aidiv

Remember it like this

ExAlt = Altitude (raising high). ExUlt = Ultimate (feeling great).

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