extol
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- extoller noun
- extollingly adverb
- extollment noun
- extolment noun
- superextol verb (used with object)
- superextoll verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of extol
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English extollen, from Latin extollere “to lift up, raise,” equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + tollere “to lift, raise up”
Example Sentences
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The Amazon founder has long extolled the benefits of a lunar base, including setting up factories there.
When Cathy first meets Edgar and Isabella, she climbs the wall of their estate and spies on the two having tea in a courtyard, where Isabella is extolling Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
From Salon
In another exchange Allen seems to be extolling the virtues of a new iPhone.
From BBC
In a social media post Thursday, he offered his most glowing compliments yet, extolling Sheinbaum as “wonderful and highly intelligent” and saying Mexicans “should be very happy” to have her as their leader.
From Los Angeles Times
In a tasting room lined with elegant glass bottles from across the globe, water sommelier Nico Pieterse extolled the qualities and even "emotional connection" of a resource many South Africans take straight from the tap.
From Barron's
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