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ex·tol

[ik-stohl, -stol] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object), -tolled, -tol·ling.

to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples.

Also, ex·toll.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME extollen < L extollere to lift up, raise, equiv. to ex- ex-¹ + tollere to lift, raise up

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—Related forms

ex·tol·ler, noun

ex·tol·ling·ly, adverb

ex·tol·ment, ex·toll·ment, noun

—Synonyms glorify, exalt, celebrate.

—Antonyms disparage.

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ex·tol also ex·toll (ĭk-stōl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ex·tolled also ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling also ex·toll·ing, ex·tols also 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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