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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Extol \Ex*tol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extolled}; p. pr & vb n. {Extolling}.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up or raise: cf OF extoller. See {Tollerate}, and cf {Flate}.] 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.? Fl 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}.
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