extol

/ɛksˈtoʊl/

/ɛksˈtʌʊl/

Other forms: extolled; extolling; extols; extoling

If you have a crush on a guy who likes your best friend, it can be very depressing to listen to him extol your friend's virtues, while you just nod and smile. If you extol something, you praise it very highly.

The Bible says: "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven..." Nebuchadnezzar II was king of the second Babylonian Empire, the one who sent the Jews into exile. In some translations of the Bible, the word honor is replaced with glorify. Praise, extol, honor, glorify all mean about the same. The use of multiple synonymous words in a given sentence is a frequent motif in the Bible.

Definitions of extol

1. verb

   praise, glorify, or honor
   “extol the virtues of one's children”

   synonyms: exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim

   types:

   canonise, canonize

   treat as a sacred person

   ensky

   exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise

   crack up

   rhapsodize about

   hymn

   praise by singing a hymn

   type of:

   praise

   express approval of