extol
or ex·toll
[ik-stohl, -stol]
- 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
Synonyms
See more synonyms for extol on Thesaurus.comglorify, exalt, celebrate.
Antonyms
disparage.
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Examples from the Web for extolling
Contemporary Examples
He wanders through the halls of the United Nations, passing out pamphlets and extolling his cause.
The story behind the bipartisan push that GOP contenders may be extolling come 2016.
The Berlin Wall has fallen and his books, extolling the “economic miracle” of East Germany, are antiquated.
Instead, he surprised the crowd by praising his five billionaire witnesses, extolling their virtues and their profits.
Historical Examples
Though he had been extolling his father at his own expense, what had he done but realise his father's hopes.
The ManxmanHall Caine
On verso of title a poem by Ioachim Egell, extolling Humelberg.
Names extolling the glory and splendor of the temples are common.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
The admiration of Nonconformists did not deter Churchmen and Cavaliers from extolling it.
Sir Walter RaleghWilliam Stebbing
Oh, if I could wear this tongue to the stump, in extolling His highness!
Letters of Samuel RutherfordSamuel Rutherford
extol
US extoll
- (tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
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Word Origin
C15: from Latin extollere to elevate, from tollere to raise
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Word Origin and History for extolling
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.
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