extol

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɪkˈstəʊl/
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/ɪkˈstəʊl/ · /ɪkˈstɒl/ · /ɪkˈstoʊl/

Definition of extol

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To praise; to make high.
    “Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.”
    “It not only congratulates the Pope, but panegyrizes his Holiness, extols the college of cardinals and the bishops of Italy, calls upon the ashes of the martyrs to rejoice, apostrophizes Peter and Paul, and pays many fine compliments to happy Britain, although dissentient from the Romish faith;—it then reverts, in conclusion, to the Pope, and ends with intreating his blessing and assuring him of the prayers of his Irish congratulators.”
    “Men like Stuart who had no desire to extol Coleridge's virtues, and other witnesses quite as hostile, to whom a moral dereliction could hardly be a mortal offence, were loud in praise of the purity of his walk in life.”
    “Extol thee—could I—then I will / By saying nothing new, / But just the tritest truth / That thou art heavenly.”
    “Maimonides, the 12th century scholar, rabbi and physician also extolled the health benefits of wine in moderation.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extollō (“elevate, raise high”).

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