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extol

ex·tol [ ik stṓl ] (past and past participle ex·tolled, present participle ex·tol·ling, 3rd person present singular ex·tols) or ex·toll [ ik stṓl ] (past and past participle ex·tolled, present participle ex·tol·ling, 3rd person present singular ex·tolls)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
praise somebody or something: to praise somebody or something with great enthusiasm and admiration

[Early 16th century. < Latin extollere "raise up" < tollere "raise"]

ex·tol·ler noun
ex·tol·ment noun
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