to extol
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7.5
- verb
- /ɪkˈtoʊl/
:
exaltar
- His texts became the standard works taught to new generations of doctors, who in turn wrote new essays extolling Galen's ideas.
- extol the virtues
- extol the benefits
The hard thing is that when folks write about the vulnerability loop, they are often extolling its virtues.
- The hard thing is that when folks write about the vulnerability loop, they are often extolling its virtues.
- And other people find the very idea of a novel extolling selfishness to be, you know, just ridiculous beyond belief.
- And if you came from a family with a parent who is extolled as a genius or oh so smart, you know this territory.
- Now they were sober and really self-righteous, really self-righteous and extolling the virtues of their drug free lifestyle and how they were meditating every day.
- At a commencement speech at Stanford, Steve Jobs extolled the virtues of not completing a college degree, said Jobs to the graduates and faculty.
- So what does the chorus do extols praises essentially each individual moment as an independent God.
Examples
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My dad goes around extolling the shirt that Daniel brought back from England.
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Let us spend some time extolling the virtues of the humble hose clamp.
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Every day I will praise you and extol your name forever and ever.
Blog text (20) -
In the same breath, they describe how much they hate the work and extol its high earnings and flexible hours.
Academic text (2004) -
Many photo books and magazine articles extol the virtues of shooting in bad weather.
Academic text (2001) -
Nor is this a singular example that extols the region's importance.
Academic text (2004) -
Bezos extols the virtue of the wandering mind.
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Conservative authors, using their pens to extol these values, sought to return the nation to greatness.
Academic text (1995) -
Many verses, however, continue to praise nationalist leaders and to extol the cultural revitalization movement and its leaders.
Academic text (2000) -
She took a moment to extol the achievements of her best friend during the speech.
Synonyms
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1.0
To tell a person that you admire or approve of them
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2.1
To praise someone in public for something they did
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3.2
To show praise in public for a person or idea
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4.1
To welcome or praise someone publicly and enthusiastically
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1.6
To say something nice about someone or their work
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5.2
To make a person or thing seem better and more important than they really are
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4.4
To praise someone or something for good work
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6.1
To praise or advertise something strongly to make people want it
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4.5
To praise someone in public with great excitement for their success
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7.7
To praise someone publicly in a formal way
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5.6
To praise a person or thing too much, often with strong feeling
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7.2
To raise someone to a higher position or praise them strongly
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7.4
To praise something too much to make people want to buy it
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8.3
To praise someone highly, often in a speech at their funeral
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4.1
Say strong good things about someone or something in public
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4.5
Say very good things about someone or something
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6.1
Talk in a very excited way to praise someone or something
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5.6
To talk in an excited way about something you like
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4.1
To say very good things about someone, often in public
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6.4
To praise someone too much to make them seem better
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5.8
Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling
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8.9
To talk proudly about your achievements to show off
To make someone seem like a god or without faults
To praise someone very highly and make them seem perfect
To give a lot of praise, often more than needed
Antonyms
How Praised
Surface Forms
Etymology
Extol comes from Latin parts ex- ('up' or 'out') and tollere ('to lift'), so it originally meant 'to lift up'. A helpful image is praising someone by lifting them on your shoulders, and that's why to extol someone today is to praise them highly.