verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To praise; to make high. transitive

   "Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high."

2. 2
   praise, glorify, or honor wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

belaudexaltflatterglorifylaudlaud

Antonyms

All antonyms

abasedeprecatederogate

Example

More examples

"I plan to extol your virtues to all who will listen."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extollō (“elevate, raise high”).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.