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How to pronounce extol in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim
Type of praise
Has types canonise, canonize, crack up, ensky, hymn
Derivation extoller, extolment


extol the virtues of one's children.

Examples of extol

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You probably think I am going to extol the virtues of higher math for the masses.
From the washingtonpost.com
In the past they would extol, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, his virtues.
From the online.wsj.com
Both men extol the virtues of hard work, self-sacrifice and devoted parenting.
From the ideas.time.com
They're home and nobody else has bothered to notice, let alone extol, their beauty.
From the guardian.co.uk
Their more wizened teammates were eager to extol their contributions, though.
From the stltoday.com
Like most other airlines, Virgin America is eager to extol the virtues of its jets.
From the time.com
Even during her lifetime, poets would extol her beauty, grace and compassion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That would almost seem to spoof the author rather than extol or critique him.
From the guardian.co.uk
We all extol John McCain for enduring 5 years of extreme hardship in Vietnam.
From the huffingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Laud: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
  • (extolment) praise: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
  • Extol is a Christian extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway that formed in 1993. In 2007, they announced they were splitting up to work on separate projects. ...
  • To praise; to make high
  • (v.) to praise, revere (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)
  • [Ps.30:1, 68:4; 145:1; Dan.4:37]- to raise in words or eulogy; to praise; to exalt in commendation; to magnify.
  • Lavishly/enthusiastically praise, laud, eulogise
  • The currency used in Skypiea. Normally written as a capital "E" with a slash through it like a dollar sign.
  • (verb) to praise greatly