Extol \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.]
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Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes,
Where you might sit and muster all the beauties.
--Beau. & Fl.
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2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify;
as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.
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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
extol
v : praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's
children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud,
exalt, glorify, proclaim]
[also: extolling, extolled]
WordNet (r) 2.0
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
exalt, extol international, extolled, extolling, glorify, laud, proclaim
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