transitive verb
also ex·toll ikˈstōl, ek- sometimes -täl or -tȯl
( extolled ; extolled ; extolling ; extols also extolls )
Etymology: Middle English extollen, from Latin extollere, from ex- ex- (I) + tollere to lift up — more at tolerate
1. : to praise highly : glorify , laud , eulogize
they extol the largely nonexistent virtues of bygone eras — Adam Abruzzi
2. obsolete : to lift up : raise up : elevate