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Thesaurus: extol

To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.

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  1. v. t. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.
  2. v. t. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.
  3. v. praise, glorify, or honor
  4. 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. 2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person. Wherein have I so deserved of you, That you extol me thus Shak. Syn. -- To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See Praise.
  5. v:100 v praise, glorify, or honor