Definition of extol Extol
/ɪkstowˈl/ - [ikstowl] - ex•tol
We found 7 definitions of extol from 6 different sources.
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What does extol mean?
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| extol - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" | ||
| laud, exalt, glorify, proclaim | ||
| praise express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" | ||
| canonise, canonize declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" | ||
| ensky exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise | ||
| crack up rhapsodize about | ||
| hymn praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- extol (Verb)
To praise; to make high.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- extol (v. t.)
To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. - extol (v. t.)
To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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extol
To praise, glorify, or honor (e.g. a virtue).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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extol
eks-tol′, v.t. to magnify: to praise:—pr.p. extolling; pa.p. extolled′.—n. Extol′ment, the act of extolling: the state of being extolled. [L. extollĕre—ex, up, tollĕre, to lift or raise.]
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🔤- extol, verb, present, 1st person singular of extol (infinitive).
- extol, verb (infinitive).
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