English-Thai Dictionary

extol

VT สรรเสริญ  สดุดี  ยกย่อง  เยินยอ  eulogize laud praise san-soen

 

extolment

N การสรรเสริญ ยกย่อง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXTOL

v.t.[L. extollo; ex and tollo, to raise. ] To raise in words or eulogy; to praise; to exalt in commendation; to magnify. We extol virtues, noble exploits, and heroism. Men are too much disposed to extol the rich and despise the poor.
Extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah. Psalm 68:4.

 

EXTOLLED

ppr. Exalted in commendation; praised; magnified.

 

EXTOLLER

n.One who praises or magnifies; a praiser or magnifier.

 

EXTOLLING

ppr. Praising; exalting by praise or commendation; magnifying.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXTOL

Ex *tol ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extolled (); p. pr. & vb. n. Extolling. ]Etym: [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.

 

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.

 

EXTOLLER

EXTOLLER Ex *tol "ler, n.

 

Defn: One who extols; one who praises.

 

EXTOLMENT

EXTOLMENT Ex *tol "ment, n.

 

Defn: Praise. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

extol

ex tol |ikˈstōl ɪkˈstoʊl | ▶verb ( extols, extolling , extolled ) [ with obj. ] praise enthusiastically: he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples. DERIVATIVES ex tol ler noun, ex tol ment noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin extollere, from ex- ‘out, upward ’ + tollere ‘raise. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

extol

extol |ɪkˈstəʊl, ɛk- | ▶verb ( extols, extolling, extolled ) [ with obj. ] praise enthusiastically: he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples. DERIVATIVES extoller noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin extollere, from ex- ‘out, upward ’ + tollere ‘raise ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

extol

extol verb nutritionists extol the virtues of fiber: praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about /over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, acclaim, exalt, eulogize, adulate, rhapsodize over, rave about, enthuse about /over; informal go wild about, go on about, ballyhoo; formal laud; archaic panegyrize. ANTONYMS criticize.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

extol

extol verb nutritionists have long extolled the virtues of rice: 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; N. Amer. informal ballyhoo; black English big someone /something up; dated cry someone /something up; rare laud, panegyrize. ANTONYMS criticize.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

extol

ex tol ex toll /ɪkstóʊl, eks- /動詞 ～s ; extolled ; extolling 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠…を激賞する, ほめたたえる ▸ extol the virtues of A A 〈人 〉の良い点をほめたたえる ▸ extol A to the skies A 〈人 〉を口をきわめてほめそやす ～ment 名詞