extol
or ex·toll
[ ik-stohl ]
/ ɪkˈstoʊl /
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verb (used with object), ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling.
OTHER WORDS FOR extol
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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”
OTHER WORDS FROM extol
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How to use extol in a sentence
The queens shall behold thee and extoll thee, and all women upon earth shall praise thee.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity|Alexandre KuprinAs if a new-found Whittington's rare cat,Come to extoll their birth-rights above thatWhich nature once intended.
I have herd the fresh anchovey much extoll'd but I hope I shall be pardened for believeing this quit as good.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William ClarkIt is extraordinary to hear Germans of all classes extoll mere brute force as the only rule of international life.
Face to Face with Kaiserism|James W. Gerard
British Dictionary definitions for extol
extol
US extoll
/ (ɪkˈstəʊl) /
verb -tols, -tolling or -tolled or US -tolls, -tolling or -tolled
(tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
Derived forms of extol
extoller, nounextollingly, adverbextolment, nounWord Origin for extol
C15: from Latin extollere to elevate, from tollere to raise
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