extol Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb praise, glorify, or honor
exalt; glorify; laud; proclaim.
- extol the virtues of one's children
- glorify one's spouse's cooking

L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See Tollerate, and cf. Flate.

imperfect & past participle Extolled; present participle & verbal noun Extolling

To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. Obs.
Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes, Where you might sit and muster all the beauties. Beau. Fl.
To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.
Wherein have I so deserved of you, That you extol me thus? Shak.
Syn. -- To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See Praise.