Ex-tŏl', v. t.

[imp. & p. p. EXTOLLED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXTOLLING.] [Lat. extollere, from ex, out of, from, and tollere, to lift, take up, or raise; O. Fr. extoller, Pr. estolre, It. estollere, estogliere.] 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 magnify; as, to extol virtue. Wherein have I so well deserved of you, That you extol me thus? Shak. Syn.—To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See PRAISE.