English Dictionary
Definition of “extol”
extol or US extoll(ɪkˈstəʊl
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
Alternative Forms
exˈtoller noun exˈtollingly adverb exˈtolment noun Word Origin
C15: from Latin extollere to elevate, from tollere to raise
Synonyms
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praise,
acclaim,
applaud,
pay tribute to
celebrate,
commend,
magnify,
glorify,
exalt,
laud,
crack up,
sing the praises of
big up,
eulogize,
cry up,
panegyrize,
Usage examples
But he found no joy in victory, no virtue for him to extol.
Dobbs, Michael, The Touch of Innocents (1994)Today's society loves to extol the virtues of the non-committal, multi-orgasmic twenty-first century relationship.
Spiked (2004)It's comforting to extol puppy love, although I am sure no sane person has ever loved only once.
Samachar (2005)Cascarino used yesterday's column in The Times to extol the virtues of Rafael Benitez's Liverpool.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)At the end of 1960, while the Panchen Lama was in China to extol the success of the Democratic Revolution.
Craig, Mary, Tears of Blood - A Cry for Tibet (1993)
