Extol
/ɪkˈstoʊl/noun
To praise highly; to glorify or commend enthusiastically.
Did you know?Extol is built from Latin ex- (“out, up”) + tollere (“to lift”), so its oldest sense is basically “raise up” — the same ancient root behind words tied to lifting, carrying, and elevation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tel-
“to lift, bear, or support”
Latin
Latin
tollere
“to lift up, raise, remove”
Late Latin
Latin
extollere
“to lift up, exalt, praise highly”
Middle English
English
extollen
“to praise highly, magnify”
Modern English
English
extol
“to praise enthusiastically or highly”