Meaning

1 senses

  1. To praise; to make high.

    preisen

    восхваля́тьvosxvaljátʹ, восхвали́тьvosxvalítʹ, превозноси́тьprevoznosítʹ

    praise, glorify, or honor

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I plan to extol your virtues to all who will listen.

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  2. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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  3. The Christian religion and morality extols the glory of the Hereafter, and therefore remains indifferent to the horrors of the earth.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to praise; to make high:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to praise; to make high:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin extollō (“elevate, raise high”).

Borrowed from Latin extollō (“elevate, raise high”).

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Forms

extols, extolling, extolled, extolled
Base formextol · to extol
3rd person singularextols
Present participleextolling
Past simpleextolled
Past participleextolled

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyextol
he, she, itextols

Past simpleLesson

all personsextolled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave extolled
he, she, ithas extolled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill extol

Synonyms

27 synonyms
flatterC1applaudB1commendC1exaltB2glorifyB2honorB2idolizeB2laudC2magnifyB2praiseB2revereC1venerateC1worthyB1belaud
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relatedextollerextolment
Derivedextollationextollinglyunextolled

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
extinctB1extinctionB1extinguishextinguisherextortextortionC1extraA2
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