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Extol

Extol Meaning & Definition
Extol Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Extol?

[v] praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Extol: exalt | glorify | laud | proclaim

Related Terms | Find terms related to Extol: acclaim | adulate | apotheosize | applaud | belaud | bepraise | bless | bless the Lord | blow up | boast of | brag about | celebrate | cheer | commend | compliment | congratulate | cry up | deify | doxologize | elevate | emblazon | eulogize | exalt | flatter | glorify | glorify the Lord | hero-worship | honor | hymn | idolize | laud | lionize | magnify | make much of | overpraise | panegyrize | pay tribute | porter aux nues | praise | praise God | puff | puff up | salute | sing praises | trumpet | uplift

See Also | canonize | crack up | ensky | hymn | praise

Extol In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*tol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extolling}.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See {Tollerate}, and cf. {Flate}.] 1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [Obs.] Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes, Where you might sit and muster all the beauties. --Beau.? Fl. 2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person. Wherein have I so deserved of you, That you extol me thus? --Shak. Syn: To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See {Praise}.

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