extol
or ex·toll
- to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples.
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Contemporary Examples
As I fretted over whether it was safe for her ingest the body paint, she extolled its benefits.
Its founder was Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, a Pahstun known for his ruthlessness in a regime that extolled extremism.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’Bruce Riedel
July 27, 2014
In recent visits to Lexington, McConnell has extolled the virtues of Medicare Part D and even called President Obama “smart.”
“Okie From Muskogee” made fun of hippies and extolled small-town virtues, but it did it with some tongue in cheek.
Otherwise, all present extolled the “Banner” as the perfect expression of American patriotism.
Star-Spangled Confederates: How Southern Sympathizers Decided Our National AnthemJefferson Morley
July 4, 2013
Historical Examples
He extolled the sky, the seas, the ships, and the easy life of the Far East.
TyphoonJoseph Conrad
On the contrary, she has almost everywhere been extolled and eulogized.
She commended his valour, and extolled him above all the heroes in the world.
The Arabian NightsUnknown
With us he can extol France, as there he extolled Saint Domingo.
The Hour and the ManHarriet Martineau
Both of them extolled my good fortune in having such a companion.
Life and Letters of Lord MacaulayGeorge Otto Trevelyan
extol
US extoll
- (tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for extolled
extol
v.
also extoll, c.1400, "to lift up," from Latin extollere "to place on high, raise, elevate," figuratively "to exalt, praise," from ex- "up" (see ex-) + tollere "to raise," from PIE *tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry" (cf. Greek talantos "bearing, suffering," tolman "to carry, bear," telamon "broad strap for bearing something," Atlas "the 'Bearer' of Heaven;" Lithuanian tiltas "bridge;" Sanskrit tula "balance," tulayati "lifts up, weighs;" Latin tolerare "to bear, support," latus "borne;" Old English þolian "to endure;" Armenian tolum "I allow"). Figurative sense of "praise highly" in English is first attested c.1500. Related: Extolled; extolling.