/ ɪkˈstəʊl; NAmE ɪkˈstoʊl/ verb
( -ll- ) [ vn ] extol sb/sth (as sth) ( formal ) to praise sb/sth very much :
Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat.
She was extolled as a genius.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin extollere , from ex- out, upward + tollere raise.