extol

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extol

/ɪkˈstəʊl/ UK
/ɪkˈstɒl/ UK
/ɪkˈstoʊl/ US

Rhymes with -əʊl, -ɒl

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

verb extols · extolling · extolled

transitive To praise; to make high. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
Similar: belaud, flatter, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize, exalt, extol

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verb to praise; to make high

Español	alabar, elogiar, loar, enaltecer, ensalzar, entronizar
日本語	褒めそやす homesoyasu
中文	頌揚 /颂扬 sòngyáng
Português	elogiar, enaltecer
Français	louer, faire l'éloge de
Deutsch	preisen
Italiano	lodare
Română	lăuda, elogia
Русский	восхваля́ть vosxvaljátʹ, восхвали́ть vosxvalítʹ, превозноси́ть prevoznosítʹ, превознести́ prevoznestí
עברית	שיבח הילל shibeakh

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@misc{extol_2026,
  title = {extol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}