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Definition

praise, glorify, or honor

extolled = praised, glorified, or honored

She always extols his virtues.
She has a lot of confidence in government and is forever extolling proposed government programs to make the world safe for people like Homer Simpson.
She has a lot of confidence in people and is always extolling free choice as the best way to help people pursue happiness.
He extolled his congregation to read Luther.
The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him.
Maugham, W. Somerset -- Moon and Sixpence
Wherein have I so deserved of you
That you extol me thus?
William Shakespeare -- Measure for Measure

extol = praise, glorify, or honor

Arthur, not being in the mood to extol the memory of the deceased, was silent.
Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit

extol = praise or honor

extol = praise, glorify, or honor

Flatter and praise, commend, extol their graces;
William Shakespeare -- The Two Gentlemen of Verona

extol = praise, glorify, or honor

The Parisian police, so much extolled for acumen, are cunning, but no more.
Edgar Allan Poe -- The Murders in the Rue Morgue

extolled = praised

But thou hast promised from us two a race
To fill the earth, who shall with us extol
Thy goodness infinite, both...
John Milton -- Paradise Lost

extol = praise, glorify, or honor

When she was growing up, some of her friends had extolled the joys of camping, but she'd thought they were deranged.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song

extolled = highly praised

conversations ... extolling the virtues of Martin Luther King over Malcolm X and vice versa,
James McBride -- The Color of Water

extolling = praising

Extolling its many virtues, the salesman noted that this was El Jefe's favorite car.
Julia Alvarez -- In the Time of the Butterflies

extolling = praising

extoller of hate and conciliation, Extoller of armies and those that sleep in each others' arms.
Walt Whitman -- Leaves of Grass

extoller = someone who expresses high praise to others

extol = praise, glorify, or honor

Go to Uruk, find Gilgamesh, extol the strength of this wild man.
Unknown -- The Epic of Gilgamesh

extol = praise (glorify or honor)

"We of the younger generation extol the wisdom of that great leader and educator," I shouted,
Ralph Ellison -- Invisible Man

extol = praise, glorify, or honor

the never sufficiently extolled knight Don Quixote of La Mancha
Miguel de Cervantes -- Don Quixote

extolled = praised, glorified, or honored

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