extol

extol
extol (v.) also extoll, c.1400, "to lift up," from L. extollere "to place on high, raise, elevate," figuratively "to exalt, praise," from ex- "up" (see EX- (Cf. ex-)) + tollere "to raise," from PIE *tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry" (Cf. Gk. talantos "bearing, suffering," tolman "to carry, bear," telamon "broad strap for bearing something," Atlas "the 'Bearer' of Heaven;" Lith. tiltas "bridge;" Skt. tula "balance," tulayati "lifts up, weighs;" L. tolerare "to bear, support," latus "borne;" O.E. þolian "to endure;" Arm. tolum "I allow"). Figurative sense of "praise highly" in English is first attested c.1500. Related: Extolled; extolling.

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  • 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.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Extol — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Progressive Metal, Death Metal Gründung 1994 Auflösung 2007 Website M …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Extol — Pays d’origine  Norvege !Norvège Bekkestua. Genre musical Death metal, Métal chrétien Années d activité …   Wikipédia en Français

  • extol — meaning ‘to praise enthusiastically’, is spelt ol in BrE and has inflected forms extolled, extolling. In AmE extol and extoll (with the same inflections) are both in use …   Modern English usage

  • extol — index belaud, honor, overestimate, recommend, regard (hold in esteem) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • extol — laud, *praise, eulogize, acclaim Analogous words: applaud, *commend, compliment: *exalt, magnify, aggrandize Antonyms: decry: abase (oneself) Contrasted words: depreciate, disparage, detract, derogate, belittle, minimize (see DECRY): denounce,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • extol — [v] sing the praises of acclaim, applaud, bless, boost, brag about, celebrate, commend, cry up*, eulogize, exalt, give a boost to, give a bouquet*, glorify, hand it to*, hats off to*, hear it for*, hymn, laud, magnify, make much of, panegyrize,… …   New thesaurus

  • extol — ► VERB (extolled, extolling) ▪ praise enthusiastically. DERIVATIVES extoller noun extolment noun. ORIGIN Latin extollere, from tollere raise …   English terms dictionary

  • extol — or extoll [ek stōl′, ekstäl′; ik stōl′, ikstäl′] vt. extolled, extolling [ME extollen < L extollere, to raise up < ex , out, up + tollere, to raise: see TOLERATE] to praise highly; laud SYN. PRAISE extoller n. extolment n. extollment …   English World dictionary

  • Extol — Infobox musical artist Name = Extol Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Oslo, Norway Instrument = Genre = Melodic death metal, progressive metal Years active = 1993–present Label = Endtime Productions… …   Wikipedia

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