extol

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US /ɪkˈstoʊl/ UK /ɪkˈstəʊl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to praise enthusiastically and highly

Reviewers extolled the virtues of the new symphony.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to praise enthusiastically... praise laud glorify exalt acclaim celebrate eulogize

Opposites

criticize disparage condemn denigrate decry

Word family

Derived forms extolmentextoller

Related forms extollation

Etymology

From Latin extollere ('to lift up, exalt, praise'), from ex- ('up, out') + tollere ('to raise, lift').

extollere Latin tollere Latin

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Actions & Processes

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