extol

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Borrowed from Latin extollō (elevate, raise high).

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extol (third-person singular simple present extols, present participle extolling, simple past and past participle extolled)

  1. To praise; to make high.
    Synonyms: belaud, flatter
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, Isaiah 52:13:
      Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
    • a. 1887 (date written), Emily Dickinson, “(please specify the chapter or poem)”, in M[abel] L[oomis] Todd and M[illicent] T[odd] Bingham, editors, Bolts of Melody, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, published 1945, page 173:
      Extol thee—could I—then I will / By saying nothing new, / But just the tritest truth / That thou art heavenly.
    • 2022 February 23, Barry Doe, “Liverpool & Manchester Atlas is excellent value”, in RAIL, number 951, page 60:
      In the meantime, I have an opportunity of extolling the virtues of his Liverpool & Manchester Railway Atlas, which appeared last year and has already had its second print-run.

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