Extoll
/ɪkˈstəʊl/noun
To praise someone or something very highly.
Did you know?Extoll descends from Latin extollere, “to lift up,” linking verbal praise to an ancient metaphor of elevating someone above ordinary human rank.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*telh₂-
“To lift, raise, or bear upward”
Classical Latin
Latin
tollere
“To lift up, raise, remove, or take away”
Classical Latin
Latin
extollere
“To lift up or exalt; figuratively, to praise highly”
Medieval Latin
Latin
extollare
“A variant form meaning to exalt or praise”
14th Century
Middle English
extollen
“To praise or exalt greatly”
Modern English
English
extoll
“To praise enthusiastically; a variant spelling of extol”