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Webster 1913 Edition

Extol

Ex-tol′

,
Verb.
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.
Beau. & Fl.
2.
To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify;
as, to
extol
virtue; to
extol
an act or a person.
Syn. – To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See
Praise
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Extol

EXTOL'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. extollo; ex and tollo, to raise.]
To raise in words or eulogy; to praise; to exalt in commendation; to magnify. We extol virtues, noble exploits, and heroism. Men are too much disposed to extol the rich and despise the poor.
Extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah. Ps. 68.

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