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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
extol
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
extolling...the virtues of (=praising very much)
▪ Wilkins is now extollingthe virtues of organic farming.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
virtue
▪ The following speech extols the virtues of order and degree.
▪ The appraiser went on for some time, extolling the virtues of the scholarship.
▪ But now is not the time to be extolling the virtues of Anglo-Saxon shareholder capitalism.
▪ At news conferences in each town, he dutifully steps to the podium and extols the virtues of such a noteworthy matchup.
▪ The tutor extols the virtues of this approach and you, of course, agree.
▪ We have had several letters from readers extolling the virtues of ponies, and how many are having enormous fun with them.
▪ Since the war, each time the Conservative Party has come into power it has extolled the virtues of the market.
▪ This man drinks alone, perhaps because he has driven away all his companions by extolling the virtues of his bank.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ All the writings that extolled the role of Mary were ultimately excluded from the canon.
▪ But now is not the time to be extolling the virtues of Anglo-Saxon shareholder capitalism.
▪ Everywhere, the glory of the ancient era is extolled in stone.
▪ Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
▪ The extreme western edge of the square has the now compulsory big city billboards extolling the virtues of consumerism.
▪ The fundamentalist opposition movements that extol the veil are reactivating this age-old connection.
▪ Thus ran the old rhyme, extolling the produce of the Bunnhouse, situated between Union and Westbourne Streets.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Extol

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
extol

also extoll, c.1400, "to lift up," from Latin extollere "to place on high, raise, elevate," figuratively "to exalt, praise," from ex- "up" (see ex-) + tollere "to raise," from PIE *tele- "to bear, carry," "with derivatives referring to measured weights and thence money and payment" [Watkins].\n

\nCognates include Greek talantos "bearing, suffering," tolman "to carry, bear," telamon "broad strap for bearing something," talenton "a balance, pair of scales," Atlas "the 'Bearer' of Heaven;" Lithuanian tiltas "bridge;" Sanskrit tula "balance," tulayati "lifts up, weighs;" Latin tolerare "to bear, support," latus "borne;" Old English þolian "to endure;" Armenian tolum "I allow." Figurative sense of "praise highly" in English is first attested c.1500. Related: Extolled; extolling.

Wiktionary
extol

vb. To praise; to make high.

WordNet
extol

  1. v. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, exalt, glorify, proclaim]

  2. [also: extolling, extolled]

Wikipedia
Extol

Extol are a progressive extreme Christian metal band from Bekkestua, Norway that was formed in 1993. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive metal, death metal, black metal and thrash metal.

Over the course of their career, the band has released five studio albums and two EPs. The band are noted for their precise, technical musicianship. The fourth album, The Blueprint Dives, received a Spellemannsprisen nomination for Best Metal Album of 2005. Extol has toured the United States and Europe several times with such bands as Mastodon, God Forbid and Opeth. Collectively, Extol has sold over 500,000 albums worldwide.

The last line-up before the hiatus included vocalist Peter Espevoll, guitarists Tor Magne Glidje and Ole Halvard Sveen, drummer David Husvik, and bass player John Robert Mjåland. Notable original guitarists were Ole Børud (of Schaliach fame) and Christer Espevoll, who contributed significantly to the band's virtuosic songwriting. After reforming the 2012, the band consists of Peter Espevoll, Husvik, and Børud. The band released its fifth album, Extol, in 2013. All the band members share the Christian faith, which is apparent in their lyrics and themes.

Extol (album)

Extol is the fifth full-length studio album by the Norwegian Christian progressive death metal band Extol, released in 2013. It was described by music critics as a mixture of death and progressive metal, with some melodic elements. Reviews of the album were very positive, and the album managed to chart on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

Usage examples of "extol".

King was, however, accompanied by the court poet Eustache Deschamps, who immediately produced a ballade extolling the marvels of the barony.

My great confidence in Thy bounty, however, reviveth my hope in Thee, and my certitude that Thou wilt bountifully deal with me emboldeneth me to extol Thee, and to ask of Thee the things Thou dost possess.

It can, therefore, no longer be doubted that this wonderful compound is far superior as a remedy for Consumption to cod liver oil, compound Hypophosphites, and the many other agents so highly extolled, and so generally prescribed for this fatal malady by even the more progressive and advanced of the medical profession of our day.

Each of them has its panegyrist outside to buttonhole the passer-by and extol the lewd delights within.

And whenever our volcanoes of adoration erupted, and we extolled the relative splendors of the Rover Boys or Tom Swift, the intrepid Nick Carter or the peerless Frank Merriwell, Potch merely made muffled, gargling sounds and drifted away.

A week later, when the sun again showed itself, and Claude extolled the solitude of the quays round the Isle Saint Louis, Christine consented to take a walk.

He met with the tragedies of Racine at a moment when the reputation of that poet had sunk to its lowest point, and, totally indifferent to the censure of the academical sanhedrim, he extolled him as a master-anatomist of the human heart.

The name of Thomas Carlyle Craw might be lightly regarded by superfine critics, but by some hundreds of thousands of plain Britons it was extolled and venerated.

He perceived not, that his unactive virtue, the more it was extolled, the greater disregard was it exposed to.

Remo had slipped out the front door and was moving toward the disembodied squawk of a rapper extolling the virtues of shooting uncompliant girlfriends in the face with his Glock.

On an evening with the Cranches, when a visiting Englishman began extolling the English sense of justice, Adams exploded, taking everyone by surprise, and Adams as much as any.

Merchants in flowing silk robes sat cross-legged before their booths, extolling the quality of their goods--Mosul silk, matchlocks from Herat, edged weapons from India, and seed pearls from Baluchistan, hawk-like Afghans and weapon-girdled Uzbeks jostled him.

Guru Vashishta has already extolled the story of his ascension from a bold warrior king to the exalted brahmanic stature he holds today.

Andrew Blouchet was proudly extolling the bravery that Fanchon Callier had shown.

It stood much too close to him, almost nose to nose, great sad cowlike eyes peering intently into his as it extolled with mournful mooing urgency the quality of its wares.