un-extolled
verb (used with object), ex·tolled, ex·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), su·per·ex·tolled, su·per·ex·tol·ling.
Synonyms
glorify, exalt, celebrate.
glorify, exalt, celebrate.
Antonyms
disparage.
disparage.
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| —vb , (US) -tols, -tolling, -tolled, -tolls, -tolling, -tolled | |
| (tr) to praise lavishly; exalt | |
| [C15: from Latin extollere to elevate, from tollere to raise] | |
| extoll or extoll | |
| —vb | |
| [C15: from Latin extollere to elevate, from tollere to raise] | |
| ex'toller or extoll | |
| —n | |
| ex'tollingly or extoll | |
| —adv | |
| ex'tolment or extoll | |
| —n | |
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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,"
tulayati "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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