extol
or ex·toll
Origin of extol
1Other words for extol
Opposites for extol
Other words from extol
- ex·tol·ler, noun
- ex·tol·ling·ly, adverb
- ex·tol·ment, ex·toll·ment, noun
- su·per·ex·tol, verb (used with object), su·per·ex·tolled, su·per·ex·tol·ling.
- su·per·ex·toll, verb (used with object)
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How to use extol in a sentence
He wanders through the halls of the United Nations, passing out pamphlets and extolling his cause.
Women do respond to the tweets extolling the joys of the Islamic revolution.
The ISIS Online Campaign Luring Western Girls to Jihad | Jamie Dettmer | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe story behind the bipartisan push that GOP contenders may be extolling come 2016.
Montana Democratic Senator Max Baucus' name is on a Wall Street Journal op-ed extolling the virtues of tax reform.
The Berlin Wall has fallen and his books, extolling the “economic miracle” of East Germany, are antiquated.
As for these last, no one can complain of their zeal in extolling everything national.
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore CooperNeither should you go to the other extreme of extolling any particular thing or article of food.
Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness | Arthur MartineForbear extolling the previous management of your mother or your sisters.
Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness | Arthur MartineMost writers on Nietzsche—and they are legion—begin with extolling him as a prophet or abusing him as a lunatic.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles SaroleaAll authors agree, moreover, in extolling the solicitude with which the mole cricket takes care of her little ones.
The Insect World | Louis Figuier
British Dictionary definitions for extol
US extoll
/ (ɪkˈstəʊl) /
(tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
Origin of extol
1Derived forms of extol
- extoller, noun
- extollingly, adverb
- extolment, noun
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