About The Word Extol
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Extol
Extol Definition And Meaning |
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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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