Definitions for: Extol


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim

See Also: canonize, crack up, ensky, hymn, praise

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