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• extol — laud, *praise, eulogize, acclaim Analogous words: applaud, *commend, compliment: *exalt, magnify, aggrandize Antonyms: decry: abase (oneself) Contrasted words: depreciate, disparage, detract, derogate, belittle, minimize (see DECRY): denounce,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Extol — Ex*tol , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extolling}.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See {Tollerate}, and cf. {Flate}.] 1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• laud — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. lauder praise, extol, from L. laudere to praise, commend, honor, extol, eulogize, from laus (gen. laudis) praise, fame glory. Probably cognate with O.E. leoð song, poem, hymn, from P.Gmc. *leuthan (Cf. O.N. ljoð strophe …   Etymology dictionary

• Laud — Laud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lauding}.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. {Allow}.] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol. [1913 Webster] With all the company of heaven, we… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• extol — [v] sing the praises of acclaim, applaud, bless, boost, brag about, celebrate, commend, cry up*, eulogize, exalt, give a boost to, give a bouquet*, glorify, hand it to*, hats off to*, hear it for*, hymn, laud, magnify, make much of, panegyrize,… …   New thesaurus

• extol — or extoll [ek stōl′, ekstäl′; ik stōl′, ikstäl′] vt. extolled, extolling [ME extollen < L extollere, to raise up < ex , out, up + tollere, to raise: see TOLERATE] to praise highly; laud SYN. PRAISE extoller n. extolment n. extollment …   English World dictionary

• laud — vb extol, eulogize, *praise, acclaim Analogous words: magnify, aggrandize, *exalt: worship, adore, venerate, *revere, reverence: *commend, applaud, compliment Antonyms: revile Contrasted words: *decry, d …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• laud — [v] acclaim, praise admire, adore, approve, bless, boost, build up, celebrate, commend, compliment, cry up, eulogize, extol, flatter, glorify, hand it to*, honor, hymn, magnify, panegyrize, pat on the back*, revere, reverence, sing the praises… …   New thesaurus

• laud — [lôd] n. [ME laude < OFr < ML(Ec) laudes, pl. < L laus (gen. laudis), glory, praise < ? IE echoic base * lēu > OE leoth, Ger lied, song] 1. praise 2. any song or hymn of praise 3. [often L ] [pl., usually with sing. v.] the service …   English World dictionary

• extol — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, applaud, commend, glorify, celebrate, exalt. See approbation.Ant., defame, run down. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. laud, exalt, acclaim, eulogize; see praise 1 , worship 2 . See Synonym Study at… …   English dictionary for students

• laud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, extol, eulogize. See approbation. Ant., criticize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. praise, eulogize, flatter, commend; see admire 1 , praise 1 , compliment 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at praise . III …   English dictionary for students