extol
or ex·toll
[ ik-stohl, -stol ]
/ ɪkˈstoʊl, -ˈstɒl /
verb (used with object), ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling.
to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples.
RELATED WORDS
glorify, applaud, eulogize, laud, commend, exalt, acclaim, praise, celebrate, hymn, magnify, root, bless, rave, stroke, push, boost, panegyrize
Nearby words
- extinguishant,
- extinguisher,
- extirpate,
- extirpation,
- extn.,
- extoll,
- extorsion,
- extorsive,
- extort,
- extortion
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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extol
US extoll
/ (ɪkˈstəʊl) /
verb -tols, -tolling or -tolled or US -tolls, -tolling or -tolled
(tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
Word Origin for extol
C15: from Latin extollere to elevate, from tollere to raise
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extol
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.
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