English verb: extol | |||
1. | extol (communication) praise, glorify, or honor | ||
Samples | Extol the virtues of one's children. Glorify one's spouse's cooking. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue extol the movie | ||
Synonyms | exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | praise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | canonise, canonize, crack up, ensky, hymn | ||