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Definition of extol in English: extolverbextolled, extols, extolling ɪkˈstəʊlɛkˈstəʊlɪkˈstoʊl [with object]Praise enthusiastically. （热情洋溢地）颂扬，赞美 he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples 他热情洋溢地赞美了俄罗斯各民族的美德。 Example sentencesExamples - Mrs Egan, of North Lane, York, was even moved to pen an elegant exposition extolling her family's enthusiasm for waste.
- Cobbett extolled the Radicalism of Nottingham; Byron sang the praises of the Luddites.
- Even when extolling the virtues of Linux as a server, the praise is often followed with a few discouraging warnings.
- Proposition 36 will not heal the hypocritical heart of a nation that extols the empty pleasures of consumerism while excoriating the unsanctioned ecstasies of illegal drugs.
- But the Yates case revealed a deep gender divide about the isolation and stress of family and motherhood in a society that extols self-sufficiency as its premiere human value.
- You travel the world praising the discreet charm of an ancient university and extolling the virtues of academic freedom.
- He extols the two qualities he most admires, their extreme ‘tolerance’ and the very special value they place on their children.
- She praised me when my grades were good, and extolled me to do better when they weren't.
- It glorifies celebrities, extols riches and promotes glamour.
- He simply extols the virtues of a book he calls ‘the only truly serious and successful Canadian novel I have read so far this year.’
- The key to Zweig's own character reveals itself in a passage in which he extols his father and then describes himself.
- All of them share in their belief in God, turn to Him and extol His praises.
- He extols the English for their extensive use of roundabouts, which Barbados has adopted.
- No religions either preaches or extols evil or tolerates evil.
- The manager tends to extol his players, but last night the praise was reserved.
- She extols conventions that make civilized society possible.
- Managing to maintain a serious voice throughout, she extols the virtues of the flea in a spooky monotone.
- At a time when so many carpet-makers are turning to artificial dyes, he extols the virtues of the old ways.
- Glock, for example, extols the virtues of conducting qualitative interviews in preparation for a survey for precisely this kind of reason.
- And he still extols the virtues of his central defensive partner but is more self-reliant.
Synonyms praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on, eulogize, rhapsodize over, rave about, enthuse about/over, gush about/over, throw bouquets at, express delight over, acclaim informal go wild about, be mad about, go on about British informal big someone/something up North American informal ballyhoo dated cry someone/something up rare laud, panegyrize
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin extollere, from ex- 'out, upward' + tollere 'raise'. Rhymesbarcarole, bole, bowl, cajole, coal, Cole, condole, console, control, dhole, dole, droll, enrol (US enroll), foal, goal, hole, Joel, knoll, kohl, mol, mole, Nicole, parol, parole, patrol, pole, poll, prole, rôle, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, Tirol, toad-in-the-hole, toll, troll, vole, whole Definition of extol in US English: extolverbikˈstōlɪkˈstoʊl [with object]Praise enthusiastically. （热情洋溢地）颂扬，赞美 he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples 他热情洋溢地赞美了俄罗斯各民族的美德。 Example sentencesExamples - Cobbett extolled the Radicalism of Nottingham; Byron sang the praises of the Luddites.
- No religions either preaches or extols evil or tolerates evil.
- He extols the two qualities he most admires, their extreme ‘tolerance’ and the very special value they place on their children.
- And he still extols the virtues of his central defensive partner but is more self-reliant.
- All of them share in their belief in God, turn to Him and extol His praises.
- He extols the English for their extensive use of roundabouts, which Barbados has adopted.
- He simply extols the virtues of a book he calls ‘the only truly serious and successful Canadian novel I have read so far this year.’
- Mrs Egan, of North Lane, York, was even moved to pen an elegant exposition extolling her family's enthusiasm for waste.
- She praised me when my grades were good, and extolled me to do better when they weren't.
- The key to Zweig's own character reveals itself in a passage in which he extols his father and then describes himself.
- Proposition 36 will not heal the hypocritical heart of a nation that extols the empty pleasures of consumerism while excoriating the unsanctioned ecstasies of illegal drugs.
- You travel the world praising the discreet charm of an ancient university and extolling the virtues of academic freedom.
- Even when extolling the virtues of Linux as a server, the praise is often followed with a few discouraging warnings.
- But the Yates case revealed a deep gender divide about the isolation and stress of family and motherhood in a society that extols self-sufficiency as its premiere human value.
- The manager tends to extol his players, but last night the praise was reserved.
- It glorifies celebrities, extols riches and promotes glamour.
- At a time when so many carpet-makers are turning to artificial dyes, he extols the virtues of the old ways.
- She extols conventions that make civilized society possible.
- Managing to maintain a serious voice throughout, she extols the virtues of the flea in a spooky monotone.
- Glock, for example, extols the virtues of conducting qualitative interviews in preparation for a survey for precisely this kind of reason.
Synonyms praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about, go into raptures over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, heap praise on, eulogize, rhapsodize over, rave about, enthuse about, enthuse over, gush about, gush over, throw bouquets at, express delight over, acclaim
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin extollere, from ex- ‘out, upward’ + tollere ‘raise’. |