Standard Lemma guide

extol

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstəʊl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɒl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɪkˈstoʊl/
  • rhymes with -əʊl
  • rhymes with -ɒl
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S T OW1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To praise; to make high.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belaud, flatter, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, honor, idolize, laud, lionize, magnify, panegyrize, praise, puff, revere, speak well of, transfigure, venerate, worthy

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

praise, glorify, or honor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • extol the virtues of one's children
  • glorify one's spouse's cooking

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: laud, exalt, glorify, proclaim

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: praise

Narrower terms: canonize, canonise, ensky, crack up, hymn

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extollō (“elevate, raise high”).

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: възхвалявам (vǎzhvaljavam) — to praise; to make high
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頌揚 /颂扬 (sòngyáng) — to praise; to make high
  • Czech: vychvalovat — to praise; to make high
  • Czech: opěvovat — to praise; to make high
  • Czech: velebit — to praise; to make high
  • Dutch: prijzen — to praise; to make high
  • Dutch: ophemelen — to praise; to make high
  • Dutch: verheffen — to praise; to make high
  • Finnish: ylistää — to praise; to make high
  • French: louer — to praise; to make high
  • French: faire l'éloge de — to praise; to make high
  • German: preisen — to praise; to make high
  • Hebrew: שיבח הילל (shibeakh) — to praise; to make high
  • Irish: adhmhol — to praise; to make high
  • Irish: ardaigh — to praise; to make high
  • Italian: lodare — to praise; to make high
  • Japanese: 褒めそやす (homesoyasu) — to praise; to make high
  • Latin: extollō — to praise; to make high
  • Lithuanian: šlovinti — to praise; to make high
  • Māori: whakarangaranga — to praise; to make high
  • Māori: whakahirahira — to praise; to make high
  • Norwegian Bokmål: prise — to praise; to make high
  • Polish: wychwalać — to praise; to make high
  • Polish: wychwalić — to praise; to make high
  • Portuguese: elogiar — to praise; to make high
  • Portuguese: enaltecer — to praise; to make high
  • Romanian: lăuda — to praise; to make high
  • Romanian: elogia — to praise; to make high
  • Russian: восхваля́ть (vosxvaljátʹ) — to praise; to make high
  • Russian: восхвали́ть (vosxvalítʹ) — to praise; to make high
  • Russian: превозноси́ть (prevoznosítʹ) — to praise; to make high
  • Russian: превознести́ (prevoznestí) — to praise; to make high
  • Sanskrit: स्तौति (stauti) — to praise; to make high
  • Spanish: alabar — to praise; to make high
  • Spanish: elogiar — to praise; to make high
  • Spanish: loar — to praise; to make high
  • Spanish: enaltecer — to praise; to make high
  • Spanish: ensalzar — to praise; to make high
  • Spanish: entronizar — to praise; to make high
  • Swedish: höja till skyarna — to praise; to make high
  • Swedish: lovprisa — to praise; to make high
  • Swedish: prisa — to praise; to make high
  • Turkish: yüceltmek — to praise; to make high
  • Zulu: -bonga — to praise; to make high
  • Zulu: -dumisa — to praise; to make high