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Extol is defined as to praise highly.

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An example of extol is to loudly and passionately sing songs of worship.

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or extoll

transitive verb extolled, extolling

to praise highly; laud

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

Related Forms:

extoller noun
extolment noun or extollment

See extol in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also ex·toll

transitive verb 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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English extollen

Origin: , from Latin extollere, to lift up, praise

Origin: : ex-, up from; see ex-

Origin: + tollere, to lift; see telə- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

ex·tolˈler noun

ex·tolˈment noun

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