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extol
verb ex·tol \ik-ˈstōl\
: to praise (someone or something) highly
ex·tolledex·tol·ling
Full Definition of EXTOL
transitive verb
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Variants of EXTOL
ex·tol also ex·toll \ik-ˈstōl\
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Origin of EXTOL
Middle English, from Latin extollere, from ex- + tollere to lift up — more at tolerate
First Known Use: 15th century
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Rhymes with EXTOL
airhole, armhole, atoll, bankroll, beadroll, bedroll, black hole, blackpoll, blowhole, borehole, bunghole, cajole, catchpole, charcoal, chuckhole, condole, console, control, creole, Creole, dipole, drumroll, dry hole, Dutch roll, egg roll, enroll, ensoul, eyehole, field goal, fishbowl, flagpole, foxhole, funk hole, hard coal, half sole, heart-whole, hellhole, Huichol, inscroll, insole, in whole, keyhole, kneehole, knothole, leaf roll, logroll, loophole, manhole, maypole, midsole, Mongol, outsole, parole, patrol, payroll, peephole, pesthole, pinhole, pistole, pitchpole, porthole, posthole, pothole, redpoll, ridgepole, Sheol, shot hole, sinkhole, ski pole, slipsole, snap roll, sotol, sound hole, spring roll, tadpole, taphole, thumbhole, top-hole, touchhole, unroll, washbowl, weep hole, white hole, wormhole
EXTOLLING Defined for Kids
extol
verb ex·tol \ik-ˈstōl\
ex·tolledex·tol·ling
Definition of EXTOL for Kids
: to praise highly : glorify
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