'Extol' definitions:
Definition of 'extol'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Extol'
From: GCIDE
- Extol \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.] [1913 Webster]
- Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes, Where you might sit and muster all the beauties. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person. [1913 Webster]
- Wherein have I so deserved of you, That you extol me thus? --Shak.
- Syn: To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See Praise. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'extol'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclaim,
- adulate,
- apotheosize,
- applaud,
- belaud,
- bepraise,
- bless,
- bless the Lord,
- blow up,
- boast of,
- brag about,
- celebrate,
- cheer,
- commend,
- compliment,
- congratulate,
- cry up,
- deify,
- doxologize,
- elevate,
- emblazon,
- eulogize,
- exalt,
- flatter,
- glorify,
- glorify the Lord,
- hero-worship,
- honor,
- hymn,
- idolize,
- laud,
- lionize,
- magnify,
- make much of,
- overpraise,
- panegyrize,
- pay tribute,
- porter aux nues,
- praise,
- praise God,
- puff,
- puff up,
- salute,
- sing praises,
- trumpet,
- uplift