extol

[ex·tol]

If you have a crush on a guy who likes your best friend, it can be very depressing to listen to him extol your friend's virtues, while you just nod and smile. If you extol something, you praise it very highly.

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To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.

Verb
praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one''s children"; "glorify one''s spouse''s cooking"


v. t.
To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.

v. t.
To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.


Extol

Ex*tol" , 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.
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?
Syn. -- To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See Praise.

To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.

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