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verb (used with object), -tolled, -tol·ling.
to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples.
Also, ex·toll.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English extollen < Latin extollere to lift up, raise, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + tollere to lift, raise up
1350–1400; Middle English extollen < Latin extollere to lift up, raise, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + tollere to lift, raise up
Related forms
ex·tol·ler, noun
ex·tol·ling·ly, adverb
ex·tol·ment, ex·toll·ment, noun
self-ex·tolled, adjective
su·per·ex·tol, verb (used with object), -tolled, -tol·ling.
EXPANDSynonyms
glorify, exalt, celebrate.
glorify, exalt, celebrate.
Antonyms
disparage.
disparage.
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Word Origin & History
extol
late 15c., "to lift up," from L. extollere, from ex- "up" + tollere "to raise," from PIE *tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry" (cf. Gk. talantos "bearing, suffering," tolman "to carry, bear," telamon "broad strap for bearing something," Atlas "the Bearer" of Heaven;" Lith. tiltas "bridge;" Skt. tula "balance,"
EXPANDtulayati "lifts up, weighs;" L. tolerare "to bear, support," latus "borne;" O.E. þolian "to endure;" Arm. tolum "I allow"). Figurative sense of "praise highly" is first attested c.1500.
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