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Extol

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Verb (usu participle)
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ex=tol

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Extol has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Extolv. t. [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See Tollerate, and cf. Flate.].
  •  To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.  [1913 Webster]
    "Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes,
    Where you might sit and muster all the beauties.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  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?
    "
Syn. -- To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See Praise.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Extol, v.tr. (extolled, extolling) praise enthusiastically.

Derivative
extoller n. extolment n.
Etymology
L extollere (as EX-(1), tollere raise)

THESAURUS

Extol

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

ROGET THESAURUS

Extol

Approbation

VB approve, approbate, think good, think much of, think well of, think highly of, esteem, value, prize, set great store by, set great store on, do justice to, appreciate, honor, hold in esteem, look up to, admire, like, be in favor of, wish Godspeed, hail, hail with satisfaction, stand up for, stick up for, uphold, hold up, countenance, sanction, clap on the back, pat on the back, keep in countenance, indorse, give credit, recommend, mark with a white mark, mark with a stone, commend, belaud, praise, laud, compliment, pay a tribute, bepraise, clap the hands, applaud, cheer, acclamate, encore, panegyrize, eulogize, cry up, proner, puff, extol, extol to the skies, magnify, glorify, exalt, swell, make much of, flatter, bless, give a blessing to, have a good word for, say a good word for, speak well of, speak highly of, speak in high terms of, sing the praises of, sound the praises of, chaunt the praises of, resound the praises of, sing praises to, cheer to the echo, applaud to the echo, applaud to the very echo, cheer to the very echo, redound to the honor, redound to the praise, redound to the credit of, do credit to, deserve praise, recommend itself, pass muster, be praised, receive honorable mention, be in favor with, be in high favor with, ring with the praises of, win golden opinions, gain credit, find favor with, stand well in the opinion of, laudari a laudato viro.

Overestimation

VB overestimate, overrate, overvalue, overprize, overweigh, overreckon, overstrain, overpraise, eulogize, estimate too highly, attach too much importance to, make mountains of molehills, catch at straws, strain, magnify, exaggerate, set too high a value upon, think much of, make much of, think too much of, make too much of, outreckon, panegyrize, extol, extol to the skies, make the most of, make the best of, make the worst of, make two bites of a cherry, have too high an opinion of oneself.

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