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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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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