extol : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: extol	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for extol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
extol v praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" Synonym(s): laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extol \Extol"\, 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.] Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes, Where you might sit and muster all the beauties. --Beau.[?] Fl. 2. 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}.