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ex·tol
also ex·toll (ĭk-stōl′)tr.v. ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling, ex·tols also ex·tolled or ex·toll·ing or ex·tolls
To praise highly; exalt. See Synonyms at praise.
[Middle English extollen, from Latin extollere, to lift up, praise : ex-, up from; see ex- + tollere, to lift; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·tol′ler n.
ex·tol′ment n.
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extol
(ɪkˈstəʊl) orextoll
vb, -tols, -tolling or -tolled, -tolls, -tolling or -tolled
(tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
[C15: from Latin extollere to elevate, from tollere to raise]
exˈtoller n
exˈtollingly adv
exˈtolment n
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ex•tol
or ex•toll
(ɪkˈstoʊl, -ˈstɒl)v.t. -tolled, -tol•ling.
to praise highly; laud.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin extollere to lift up, praise =ex- ex-1 + tollere to lift]
ex•tol′ler, n.
ex•tol′ment, ex•toll′ment, n.
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extol
Past participle: extolled
Gerund: extolling
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Verb | 1. | extol - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" ensky - exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack up - rhapsodize about hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God" |
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extol
verb praise, acclaim, applaud, pay tribute to, celebrate, commend, magnify (archaic), glorify, exalt, laud, crack up (informal), sing the praises of, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize, cry up, panegyrize She keeps extolling his managerial skills.
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extol
verb1. To pay tribute or homage to:
Idiom: sing someone's praises.
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(ikˈstəul) – past tense, past participle exˈtolled – verbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.