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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
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Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes,
Where you might sit and muster all the beauties.
--Beau. & Fl.
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2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify;
as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.
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Wherein have I so deserved of you,
That you extol me thus? --Shak.
Syn: To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud;
glorify. See {Praise}.
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