extol

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

praise, glorify, or honor“extol the virtues of one's children”“glorify one's spouse's cooking”Synonyms: laud exalt glorify proclaim

Webster's Dictionary (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]