ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsEextol
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extol
Meaning: to praise enthusiastically
extol in a sentence
How extol is used in real sentences:
Reviewers extolled the chef's creative dishes.
Reviewers extolled the novel as a modern classic.
“Critics may extol such choices, praising them enthusiastically, but historical references are useful only when they illuminate the living sitter.”
— from the passage The Speaking Ground
Synonyms for extol
Other words for extol — praise, exalt and laud — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of extol
Words that mean the opposite of extol:
Where it comes from
From Latin extollere 'to lift up'
Memory hook
EXTOL — lifts up praise like a TOLL bell.