Lewis & Short

ex-alto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [altus] (postAug.; mostly eccl. Lat.).

  1. I. To raise, elevate, exalt: deus alia exaltat, alia submittit, Sen. Q. N. 3 prooem.: TERMINOS VETVSTATE COLLAPSOS, Inscr. Fabr. p. 748, no. 555: solium, Vulg. Isa. 14, 13.
    1. B. Trop.: exaltare, Deus, be praised, Vulg. Psa. 56, 5: vocem, id. Isa. 13, 2 et saep.
  2. II. To deepen: fodiunt (sulcos) et exaltant in tres pedes, Col. 3, 13, 4: sulcum, id. 3, 13, 9: orbem ablaqueationis, id. 4, 4, 2.