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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 — (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 … Etymology 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
