Extol

Word of the Day for Friday April 29, 2005

extol \ik-STOHL\, transitive verb:
To praise highly; to glorify; to [1]exalt.

The processes of nature, which most writers extol as
symbols of renewal and eternal life, were always seen
darkly by Kerouac.
--Ellis Amburn, [2]Subterranean Kerouac: The Hidden Life of
Jack Kerouac

Let your deeds themselves praise you, for here I leave them
in all their glory, lacking words to extol them.
--Cervantes, Don Quixote de la Mancha

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
--Arthur Christopher Benson, Song from Pomp and
Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar
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Extol derives from Latin extollere, "to lift up, praise," from
ex-, "up from" + tollere, "to lift up, elevate."
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Epitome:


singing the praises of our heros:


Used in advertising, accolades and exalting an accomplishment to sell


Origin, to elevate