extol
or ex·toll
Origin of extol
1Other words for extol
Opposites for extol
Other words from extol
- ex·tol·ler, noun
- ex·tol·ling·ly, adverb
- ex·tol·ment, ex·toll·ment, noun
- su·per·ex·tol, verb (used with object), su·per·ex·tolled, su·per·ex·tol·ling.
- su·per·ex·toll, verb (used with object)
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How to use extol in a sentence
The queens shall behold thee and extoll thee, and all women upon earth shall praise thee.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity | Alexandre KuprinAs if a new-found Whittington's rare cat,Come to extoll their birth-rights above thatWhich nature once intended.
I have herd the fresh anchovey much extoll'd but I hope I shall be pardened for believeing this quit as good.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William ClarkIt is extraordinary to hear Germans of all classes extoll mere brute force as the only rule of international life.
Face to Face with Kaiserism | James W. Gerard
British Dictionary definitions for extol
US extoll
/ (ɪkˈstəʊl) /
(tr) to praise lavishly; exalt
Origin of extol
1Derived forms of extol
- extoller, noun
- extollingly, adverb
- extolment, noun
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