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extol definition

ex·tol or extoll ex·toll′ (ek stōl′, -stäl′; ik-)

transitive verb extolled -·tolled′, extolling -·tol′·ling

to praise highly; laud

Etymology: ME extollen < L extollere, to raise up < ex-, out, up + tollere, to raise: see tolerate

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