extol
or ex·toll
[ ik-stohl, -stol ]
/ ɪkˈstoʊl, -ˈstɒl /
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verb (used with object), ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling.
to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples.
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Origin of extol
1350–1400; Middle English extollen<Latin extollere to lift up, raise, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + tollere to lift, raise up
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Example sentences from the Web for extol
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.
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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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