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Definition of Extol
1. Verb. Praise, glorify, or honor. "Sam and Sue extol the movie "; "Glorify one's spouse's cooking"
Generic synonyms: Praise
Specialized synonyms: Canonise, Canonize, Ensky, Crack Up, Hymn
Derivative terms: Exaltation, Extoller, Extolment, Glorification, Glorification, Glory, Glory, Laudable, Laudatory, Lauder
Definition of Extol
1. v. t. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.
Definition of Extol
1. Verb. to praise; to make high ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Extol
1. to praise highly [v -TOLLED, -TOLLING, -TOLS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extol
Literary usage of Extol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The principles of English grammar by Lennie, William, 1779-1852, William Lennie (1864)
"... thus,—She began to extol the farmer's, as she called him, excellent understanding;
should le, She . began to extol the excellent understanding of the ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... U, 340, 482. cal writings seems to have been to extol the dignity and glory
of France and her kings. Thus, he delivered in Rome in 1628 a panegyric in ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Dryden may not be strictly fair when he addressed his enemy as "thou last great
prophet of tautology," and makes Flecknoe extol him because "he never ..."
4. The Psalms and Hymns: With the Catechism, Confession of Faith and Liturgy of by Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston (1814)
"1 "I" WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, -•- At thy command diseases fly : Who, but
a God, can speak, and save From the dark borders of the grave ? ..."
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